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Conservative Groups Obtain Voter Records for Illegal Alien School Superintendent Arrested by ICE

Breitbart - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:44

Conservative groups obtained unredacted voter registration records of an illegal alien who served as the superintendent of Iowa's largest school system.

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Jon Stewart Attacks Trump's Third World Country Immigration Crackdown: He Wants a 'USA Complexion Correction'

Breitbart - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:33

Jon Stewart attacked President Donald Trump for enacting a sweeping immigration crackdown of migrants from third-world countries in response to an Afghan national suspected of shooting two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C.

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SEC Chairman Says at NYSE That Top-down ‘Communism’ Is a Proven Failure

The Daily Signal - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:33

As America turns 250 years old, it’s important to remember that freedom, not top-down communism, created our prosperity, Security and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins said in a speech at the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday morning.

The SEC chairman’s speech about “Revitalizing American Markets” comes a month after New York voters elected socialist Zohran Mamdani to lead the city.

Atkins highlighted the benefits of the American economic and financial system, explained its origin in a longer English tradition, and warned about the dangers of the SEC weaponizing disclosure rules to promote a social agenda.

In his remarks, Atkins said the American 250th anniversary deserves serious reflection.

“In seven months, [the American] story will reach a rare milestone when our Republic marks its 250th year,” he said, noting that the creation of the U.S. was a special moment because the Founding Fathers stood for the idea that rights were “neither permissions to be earned nor privileges to be revoked.”

The attitudes of the Founders were shaped in part by what came before them in the Old World and the New World, Atkins said. The SEC chairman said that before the U.S. was a nation, it was an “investment.”

“The first English settlements in this hemisphere were financed through joint-stock enterprises that allowed people to pool together and share in the risk and the reward of a very uncertain venture,” he said.

He said that New York, once named “New Amsterdam,” also began as an investment project, foreshadowing its future as the major center of global finance.

Atkins noted that a long English legacy of restrained government power, the preservation of property rights, and predictable rules rather than “royal whim” allowed for market and human flourishing. The Founding Fathers inherited that worldview, he said, then “forged a more perfect union.”

The SEC chairman pointed to Alexander Hamilton, buried in nearby Trinity Church, as a man who understood that “markets, structured properly, can unleash the might of American dynamism as no monarch or government ministry possibly could.”

It was the commercial nature of the American people, Atkins said, quoting Hamilton in Federalist 11, that so greatly defines the country and creates an “inexhaustible mine of national wealth.”

Atkins said freedom and dynamism produced remarkable prosperity for the American people. In the 20th century, other regimes tried to create a top-down model of growth, he said, but these proved disastrous in comparison to the free system of the United States.

“The Soviet and communist system of central planning, coercion, mass murder, seizing private property, and suppressing private enterprise, for example, collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions,” Atkins said. “While the American approach empowered its citizens to innovate, to invest, and to build wealth within predictable and enforceable frameworks.”

The message from this larger set of historical examples is clear, Atkins said.

“Across this long sweep of innovation, a pattern emerges with clarity: The great leaps of American life were always produced by a willingness to tolerate and accept risks within a system that rewards those who take those risks,” he said. “Our prosperity is no accident of history—nor is our primacy assured in the future. The 20th century was a triumph of economic freedom over doctrines that sought to constrain it.”

Atkins warned that “principles do not preserve themselves.” He said that freedom is not a “relic” that we inherit, but a responsibility we must assume. In recent years, “our regulatory frameworks have veered from the founding ideals that helped the United States to once stand without peer as the world’s destination for public companies,” the SEC chairman said.

There were over 7,000 companies listed on the U.S. stock exchanges in the mid-1990s, Atkins said, but that number had fallen by “40%” in recent years. He said this was the result of “regulatory creep” that had stifled the path to “public ownership.”

He said these changes are important because all too often in recent years, “special interest groups, politicians, and at times even the SEC itself,” have “weaponized” disclosure requirements to “advance social and political agenda that stray far from the SEC’s mission.”

“One of my priorities as chairman is to reform the SEC’s disclosure rules with two goals in mind,” he said. “First, the SEC must root its disclosure requirements in the concept of financial materiality. Second, these requirements must scale with a company’s size and maturity.”

With these changes, Atkins said he could set the SEC on a better path to fulfilling its original mission as a benign steward of financial markets.

“So as America’s 250th anniversary approaches, the question before us is not whether our entrepreneurs have the capacity to reinvigorate our capital markets, but whether we, as regulators, have the will,” he concluded. “In this new day at the SEC, and under President [Donald] Trump’s leadership, I am pleased to report that we do.”

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Trump: Dells' $6.25B Gift Among Most Generous in US History

NewsMax - America feed - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:32
President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell and his wife Susan Dell for pledging $6.25 billion toward seed investment accounts for 25 million American children, building on a program launched under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

‘We’re Not Playing Soccer Out Here’: Jaxson Dart Gives Perfect Reaction To Getting His Clock Cleaned By Defender

The Daily Caller - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:24
This is the kind of mindset that wins ya two, three, maybe four Super Bowl rings

Report: Jaguar Land Rover Design Chief 'Terminated' After Brand's 'Woke' Reinvention

Breitbart - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:23

Jaguar Land Rover's Chief Creative Officer, who was the main voice behind the brand's 2024 "reinvention," has reportedly been fired.

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Trump’s ICE Reportedly Targeting Somali Illegals In Wake Of Minnesota Fraud Scandal

The Daily Caller - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:16
'The fact that they are in the country illegally'

Dem Rep. Crow: Hegseth 'Could Be' Impeached over Follow-Up Strike

Breitbart - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:07

Tuesday on MS NOW's "Ana Cabrera Reports," Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth could be impeached over the follow-up strike on a drug boat in the Caribbean in September.

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Alabama Zoning Commission Rejects Plan for Muslim School After Massive Town Outcry

Breitbart - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:06

A town in Alabama tanked plans to build a Muslim school in their area, with the zoning commission citing traffic concerns and some locals pointing to the "cultural takeover" of Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan and the United Kingdom (UK). 

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Man Hands Out Cigarettes, Alcohol To Homeless

The Daily Caller - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:04
He's reportedly on a U.S. tour

The Sooners and Rebels Won, But Both Should Move Back in the Playoff Seeding

Breitbart - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:00

Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing. That's what they say. And in the NFL, where that saying originated, that is more often true.

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Rand Paul Says Trump Boat Strikes ‘Prelude To War’ With Venezuela

The Daily Caller - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:00
Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats is bringing the United States closer to war with Venezuela. Paul, a leading critic of foreign intervention, has sharply criticized Trump’s continued strikes on alleged drug traffickers and warned the president against pursuing regime change. Trump declared Venezuelan air […]

America’s Toughest Shotgun Earns Another U.S. Army Contract

The Truth About Guns - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:00

Mossberg recently shared in a press release that they’d recently been awarded a new $11.6 million contract for additional 590A1 pump-action shotguns. This new contract continues a long-standing military reliance on this weapon for close-quarters combat and other specialized teams and roles. The Mossberg 590A1 is a service-proven shotgun that was adapted from the highly ... Read more

The post America’s Toughest Shotgun Earns Another U.S. Army Contract appeared first on The Truth About Guns.

New Air Marshal Asst. Dir. Started Wasteful Congressional VIP Service, Oversaw Scandalous Quiet Skies

Judicial Watch - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 11:59

In the latest controversy to rock the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS), an agency veteran who created a wasteful VIP Congressional Concierge and oversaw a surveillance program that put Americans—including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard—with opposing political views on a terror watchlist has been promoted to assistant director. His name is Serge V. Potapov, and he has risen through the ranks at FAMS despite playing a key role in highly questionable programs and a documented history of misconduct that put him at the center of various investigations over the years, according to agency documents reviewed by Judicial Watch. Now Potapov, a former U.S. Marine who recently served as a counselor to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, is second in command at FAMS which operates under the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), created after 9/11 to prevent another terrorist attack. Both agencies function under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and have been plagued by controversy and mismanagement that has left the nation vulnerable from a security standpoint, say multiple DHS sources interviewed by Judicial Watch over the years.

FAMS in particular has experienced tremendous instability with four different directors in around as many years and flagrant mismanagement that includes controversial deployments of the uniquely skilled law enforcement officers to the Mexican border to perform duties unrelated to transportation, such as welfare checks, hospital watch and chauffeuring illegal immigrants. TSA has admitted it does not know the operational impact that the air marshal border deployments had on aviation security. During the chaos last year FAMS named a deputy director, Pauline (Polly) Hanson, with a shady history that includes being investigated for fraud and conflict of interest as chief of the Amtrak Police, a federal law enforcement agency of about 500 charged with protecting the nation’s railroad system. Hanson’s appointment rattled many inside FAMS and raised questions about the criteria to qualify for the top-secret clearance required for the position. Hanson stepped down after a few weeks on the job because Judicial Watch exposed her record, which was brought to our attention by the Air Marshal National Council, the union that represents thousands of agents nationwide and has uncovered a multitude of problems at the agency in recent years.

Now, the union is battling against another highly questionable figure quietly elevated to assistant director at the ailing agency. As of this week Potapov is Assistant Administrator at FAMS despite a lengthy history of wrongdoing. His misconduct began at the Federal Air Marshal Training Center in New Jersey where he simulated shooting a female instructor in the head, kicked her during training, pulled her hair and told women “You don’t belong here,” according to documents provided to Judicial Watch by the Air Marshal National Council. Potapov was suspended and involuntarily transferred to the Philadelphia Field Office before being promoted to help lead the Insider Threat Unit, which got blasted in a DHS audit for its many failures during his leadership. An agency insider told Judicial Watch Potapov helped build a unit later condemned as structurally broken. Yet in 2020 he was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge in Washington D.C. where he helped create a special VIP Congressional Concierge that pulled air marshals off high-risk flights so members of Congress could get extra protection on flights that did not meet the threat criteria, usually determined by the FBI, for air marshals. In 2021 Judicial Watch exposed the program, reporting that FAMS were yanked from a high-risk flight so California Congresswoman Maxine Waters could have extra security during a trip to Minnesota though she was already covered by a four-man detail consisting of two Capitol Police officers and two Secret Service agents. The story led to the program’s elimination, DHS sources confirmed.

After launching the outrageous VIP Congressional Concierge, Potapov was promoted to executive director of flight operations, which oversaw another scandal-plagued program called Quiet Skies that secretly surveilled Americans on flights in the name of preventing terrorism. Hundreds of Americans, including then Hawaii Congresswoman Gabbard, were put on a watchlist and deemed threats to national security for holding political views against the Biden administration. In fact, Gabbard was added to the Quiet Skies program on July 23, 2024, one day after she criticized the Biden administration in an interview. The Trump administration ended the Quiet Skies program over the summer and in the fall a Senate Homeland Security committee confirmed the Biden administration weaponized the watch list against everyday Americans, deeming them threats to national security simply for holding opposing political views. As Executive Director of Flight Operations in 2023, Potapov oversaw Quiet Skies and all global FAMS deployments, making him a strange choice to help lead the agency.

In an internal memo announcing Potapov as his number two guy, FAMS Director Brian C. Belcher fails to mention his sordid past, instead promoting him as 23-year FAMS veteran who has demonstrated “exceptional leadership and dedication to our mission of safeguarding the nation’s transportation system.” Belcher also praises Potapov’s expertise and commitment to operational excellence that make him uniquely qualified to serve in this leadership position. The reality is much different, says David Londo, president of the Air Marshal National Council, who says many inside the agency are outraged. “His career provides a clear example of systemic breakdowns in federal accountability, leadership vetting, and taxpayer stewardship,” Londo said, pointing to Potapov’s court-confirmed misconduct, failures documented in federal audits, warnings from a congressional investigative unit and widespread internal concerns.

The post New Air Marshal Asst. Dir. Started Wasteful Congressional VIP Service, Oversaw Scandalous Quiet Skies appeared first on Judicial Watch.

'Shameful' Cabinet Meeting Revelation: Tim Walz Filling American Roads with Illegal Alien Big Rig Drivers

Breitbart - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 11:58

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is filling American roads with illegal immigrant drivers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

The post ‘Shameful’ Cabinet Meeting Revelation: Tim Walz Filling American Roads with Illegal Alien Big Rig Drivers appeared first on Breitbart.

Watch Live: Donald Trump Announces Govt Savings Accounts for Americans' Children

Breitbart - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 11:57

President Donald Trump announces the launch of government savings accounts for Americans' children at the White House on Tuesday, December 2.

The post Watch Live: Donald Trump Announces Govt Savings Accounts for Americans’ Children appeared first on Breitbart.

Child Treats Mom To Deep-Tissue Back Massage At 4 A.M.

The Babylon Bee - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 11:51

BLOOMINGTON, IN — Local mother Sheila Dunn was reportedly treated to a spontaneous deep-tissue back massage when her five-year-old kid began kicking her back in the middle of the night.

RNC Sues Michigan Secretary of State for Allegations of Allowing Non-Residents to Vote

Breitbart - Tue, 12/02/2025 - 11:51

The Republican National Committee (RNC) is suing Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson over allegations that state election law intrinsically violates the state's constitution by allowing non-residents to vote in the state's elections.

The post RNC Sues Michigan Secretary of State for Allegations of Allowing Non-Residents to Vote appeared first on Breitbart.

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