Month: March 2026

Victor Reacts: Hochul Begs the Rich to Pay for Welfare (VIDEO)

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Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at a Politico event, while a young man listens attentively from another setting, showcasing engagement in political discussions.

Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at a Politico event, while a young man listens attentively from another setting, showcasing engagement in political discussions.

You can’t make this stuff up.

NY Governor Kathy Hochul is now admitting that the rich are leaving her state in exchange for Republican states like Texas and Florida. She says that New York needs some generous rich people to support their social programs, aka welfare.

The Gateway Pundit reported,

During a recent public appearance, New York’s Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul admitted that the state is in dire straits due to the fact that so many wealthy people have fled to other places. She is begging them to come back and help fund the state’s ‘generous’ welfare programs.

One of the main points of separating the country into states was to inspire competition. The idea was that states that delivered more for less would benefit from increased population and the tax dollars that went with it.

Hochul is admitting that New York is losing this race. Red states like Texas and Florida do not need to beg people to move there. People do it voluntarily because it’s a better deal for their hard work and tax dollars.

In other words, Kathy Hochul is already running out of other people’s money.

It’s the same thing we see happening to California. You can only tax people at an extremely high rate without delivering for so long. Eventually, people are going to pack up and move to a state that charges lower taxes and delivers more services and freedom.

Democrat states are set to learn costly lessons if they keep making innovators and business owners public enemy #1.

Why would anyone want to live in a place where the political leadership has decided to extract their money and redistribute it?

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Muckraker Investigates California’s Election Fraud: Foreigners From Africa Encourage Ballot Petition Fraud

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Another one!

Muckraker released footage of its latest investigation into California’s election fraud.

Click here for the video.

– Petitioners paying homeless people with cigarettes and cash for signatures.
– Voters lied to about what they were signing.
– Foreign nationals encouraging outright fraud.

“Furthermore, we exposed a man previously named in Swiss criminal complaints for ballot petition fraud, who is now running a petition company in Los Angeles. He suggested to us that it is “okay” to give cigarettes in exchange for ballot petition signatures, which is a misdemeanor crime under California law,” Muckraker reported.

This is the second time this week that undercover journalists have exposed a cash for ballots scheme in California.

The O’Keefe Media Group on Tuesday released part one of its investigation into a California elections fraud cash for ballots scheme.

Earlier this week James O’Keefe and his team of journalists went undercover on Skid Row in Los Angeles posing as homeless people.

‘Petitioners’ told the undercover journalists that they are paid between $7-$10 per signature. Some of them earn up to $1,000 per day.

“California NGOs Encourage Fake Addresses To Homeless People To Sign Petitions & Register Voters, A State & Federal Felony. Footage Shows 28 Instances Of Cash Changing Hands For Ballot Signatures & Voter Registration Forms,” they said.

Additional footage of the cash for ballots scheme on Skid Row:

US Attorney Bill Essayli responded to the O’Keefe Media Group’s latest undercover sting exposing a cash for ballots scheme in California.

“Under 52 U.S.C. § 10307(c), it is a federal crime to provide false information on a voter registration form or to offer payment to complete a voter registration form,” Bill Essayli said.

“While longstanding DOJ policy prevents me from discussing specific investigations, I want to assure the public that this DOJ, under the leadership of @AGPamBondi, will aggressively pursue anyone and everyone involved in violating federal election laws,” Essayli said.

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Turfed Out of Arkansas Restaurant After Staff Felt ‘Uncomfortable’ by Her Political Views

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Woman in a purple dress speaks at a podium, flanked by supporters holding signs, during a public event.

Woman in a purple dress speaks at a podium, flanked by supporters holding signs, during a public event.

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she was asked to leave a Little Rock restaurant after staff claimed her presence made employees uncomfortable.

Sanders described the incident, which took place at The Croissanterie restaurant in Little Rock, in a post on the X platform.

“Last week I was having lunch with two other moms at a restaurant when the owner approached a member of the State Police Executive Protection Detail and said my presence made their employees feel threatened and told us to leave,” she wrote.

“Arkansans are known for their warm hospitality, and while that restaurant didn’t meet that standard, my administration will continue to focus on lifting Arkansans up, not tearing others down.

According to her office, the group had been dining for roughly an hour and fifteen minutes, had already paid their bill, and had tipped staff before the request was made.

The business said it was initially “surprised and uncertain how best to respond” when it became aware the governor was dining there.

“Allowing her to stay risked being perceived as a lack of support for the community that makes up the majority of our team, as well as their families and friends,” the restaurant said in a statement.

However, they ultimately made the decision to “support our employees and guests who expressed they were uncomfortable.”

“We regret being placed in this position and having to make a difficult decision,” the statement said.

“However, we stand by our choice to support our employees and guests.”

As they exited, an individual near the staff allegedly shouted at Sanders and made a crude hand gesture in the governor’s direction.

The incident echoes a similar episode in 2018, when Sanders was asked to leave a restaurant in Virginia while serving as White House press secretary.

“Last night I was told by the owner of Red Hen in Lexington, VA to leave because I work for @POTUS and I politely left,” Sanders said at the time.

“Her actions say far more about her than about me. I always do my best to treat people, including those I disagree with, respectfully, and will continue to do so.”

“Maybe They Should Dine at Home” – Red Hen Restaurant Owner Stephanie Wilkinson Suggests Trump’s People Deserve to Be Spit On

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BREAKING: Comey Subpoenaed in Sprawling Russiagate Investigation

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James Comey speaking at a press conference, with the FBI seal and American flags in the background.

James Comey speaking at a press conference, with the FBI seal and American flags in the background.
James Comey (Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed in the Justice Department’s Russiagate investigation.

In July, it was reported that former FBI Director James Comey and John Brennan were under FBI investigation over their involvement in Russiagate.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred Brennan and Comey for prosecution last summer.

US Attorney in the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones is in charge of the investigation.

According to Axios and Fox News, Comey was issued a grand jury subpoena last week.

Axios reported:

Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed in the wide-ranging “grand conspiracy” case against the ex-officials who investigated and prosecuted President Trump, two sources with knowledge of the situation tell Axios.

Why it matters: The investigation has produced more than 130 subpoenas since cranking up last year, the sources say, and targets top officials who worked under former presidents Obama and Biden.

  • The officials, including Comey, have all decried the investigation as political persecution and lawfare.

Zoom in: The Trump administration’s grand conspiracy theory posits that Democratic officials bent the rules, broke the law and lied under oath to investigate, prosecute and otherwise undermine Trump from his election in 2016 through his federal indictments in 2023.

  • The Comey subpoena, issued last week, relates to his alleged role in the drafting of a January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) concerning Russia’s election interference that favored Trump.

In November, a federal grand jury subpoenaed John Brennan, former FBI lawyer Lisa Page and former FBI counterintelligence special agent Peter Strzok.

John Brennan

Peter Strzok was fired from the FBI in 2018 for violating bureau policies after he launched the ‘Crossfire Hurricane‘ Trump-Russia probe in July 2016.

Peter Strzok / screen image MSNBC

Strzok and his paramour, Lisa Page, discussed an “insurance policy” to keep Trump out of office.

“I want to believe the path you threw out for consideration in Andy’s office…that there’s no way [Trump] gets elected…but I’m afraid we can’t take that risk,” Strzok text messaged to Page in an Aug. 15, 2016 exchange, referring to Andrew McCabe.

“It’s like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before you’re 40,” Strzok added.

Other profanity-laced text messages between Strzok and Page showed their contempt for Donald Trump.

Lisa Page was also fired.

A woman in a black top walks down a hallway, accompanied by a man in a suit, conveying a professional atmosphere.
Lisa Page / screen image

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NEW: Saudi Arabia Threatens Military Action Against Iran (VIDEOS)

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Young man wearing a traditional Saudi headdress with a thoughtful expression against a green background.

Young man wearing a traditional Saudi headdress with a thoughtful expression against a green background.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Saudis are ready to respond.

In their strategy of firing missiles and drones at all the Gulf nations that host US military bases, the regime of the Iranian mullahs is, of course, risking getting these Arab countries to retaliate or even – in a worst-case scenario for Tehran – joining the US-Israeli attacks for good.

Today, this possibility is nearer than ever, as Saudi Arabia has warned of ‘military action’ against Iran.

The Telegraph reported:

“After Iranian ballistic missiles and drones targeted Riyadh and its oil refineries overnight, the kingdom’s foreign minister said on Thursday: ‘We will not shy away from protecting our country and our economic resources’.

Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the country would not bow to pressure from Iran, adding: ‘As we have stated quite clearly, we have reserved the right to take military actions if deemed necessary’.

He said that ‘what little trust’ there had been between the kingdom and Iran had ‘completely been shattered’. The two countries restored diplomatic relations in 2023.”

This morning, an Iranian drone struck an oil refinery on the Saudi Red Sea coast, and eight ballistic missiles targeted the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

“The oil-rich states have so far not hit back but have warned that Iran’s attacks on energy production will not “go unanswered” as its barrages send oil and gas prices soaring. Saudi Arabia warned that its patience with Iran was running out, saying it reserved the right ‘to take military actions if deemed necessary’.”

Read more:

JUST IN: Iranian Drone Hit CIA Station in US Embassy Attack in Saudi Arabia (VIDEO)

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Netanyahu Faces Backlash After Citing Historian Will Durant’s Book — Book Suggests “Evil Will Overcome Good” and “Jesus Christ Has No Advantage Over Genghis Khan”

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a podium with Israeli flags in the background during an official address.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a podium with Israeli flags in the background during an official address.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing backlash after invoking a historical analogy that appears to suggest that brute force, not morality, ultimately determines the fate of nations.

Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke his silence regarding unfounded allegations after former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent, who quit on Wednesday, stated in his resignation letter that Iran posed no imminent threat to America and asserted we started the war because of “pressure from Israel” and its “powerful American lobby.”

NETANYAHU: “I would like to close these opening remarks with one other (piece of) fake news. And that is that Israel somehow dragged the US into a conflict with Iran.

Does anyone really think someone can tell President Trump what to do? Come on.

President Trump always makes his decisions on what he thinks is good for America and what is also good for future generations.”

In the same speech, Netanyahu delivered a message about the nature of global conflict, warning that moral clarity alone is not enough to survive in today’s world.

“You know, if people want to be naive, then they don’t see the kind of world we’re living in. In this world, it’s not enough to be moral. It’s not enough to be just. It’s not enough to be right,” he said.

Netanyahu referenced The Lessons of History, the well-known 1968 work by historian Will Durant (and Ariel Durant), claiming the book proves a grim reality.

Netanyahu, in his interpretation, said:

Netanyahu:
You know, one of the greatest writers of the 20th century—someone that I admire a lot—was the historian Will Durant. Now, he wrote many volumes; I read most of them. He also wrote The Lessons of History, a very brief 100-page book, in which he said, well, history proves that, unfortunately and unhappily, Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis Khan.

Because if you are strong enough, ruthless enough, powerful enough, evil will overcome good. Aggression will overcome moderation. So you have no choice.

If you look at the world as it is today, you have to be blind not to see that the democracies, led by the United States, have to reassert their will to defend themselves.

Durant said in his book:

“Does history support a belief in God? If by God we mean not the creative vitality of nature but a supreme being intelligent and benevolent, the answer must be a reluctant negative.

Like other departments of biology, history remains at bottom a natural selection of the fittest individuals and groups in a struggle wherein goodness receives no favors, misfortunes abound, and the final test is the ability to survive.

Add to the crimes, wars, and cruelties of man the earthquakes, storms, tornadoes, pestilences, tidal waves, and other “acts of God” that periodically desolate human and animal life, and the total evidence suggests either a blind or an impartial fatality, with incidental and apparently haphazard scenes to which we subjectively ascribe order, splendor, beauty, or sublimity.

If history supports any theology this would be a dualism like the Zoroastrian or Manichaean: a good spirit and an evil spirit battling for control of the universe and men’s souls. These faiths and Christianity (which is essentially Manichaean) assured their followers that the good spirit would win in the end; but of this consummation history offers no guarantee.

Nature and history do not agree with our conceptions of good and bad; they define good as that which survives, and bad as that which goes under; and the universe has no prejudice in favor of Christ as against Genghis Khan.”

In his view, the only way for “Christ” (morality) to survive in a world of “Genghis Khans” (aggressors) is if “Christ” picks up a sword.

WATCH:

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Senate Committee Narrowly Advances Markwayne Mullin’s DHS Nomination with Help from Democrat

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Speaker presenting at a conference, wearing a navy vest and white shirt, with a microphone attached, against a colorful background.

Speaker presenting at a conference, wearing a navy vest and white shirt, with a microphone attached, against a colorful background.

The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to advance the nomination of DHS Secretary nominee Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma on Thursday, by a razor-thin margin of 8-7.

GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who serves as the Committee’s Chairman, was the only Republican to vote “no.”

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman voted “yes,” putting Mullins over the top, according to Fox News.

Mullins will replace former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, whom President Donald Trump fired earlier this month amid bipartisan concerns about her ability to lead and her use of taxpayer funds.

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina addressed reports about Noem spending over $200 million on ad campaigns during her tenure, and said she plans to investigate the matter through subpoenas by the House Oversight Committee.

The vote to advance Mullins came just one day after Paul accused him of being a liar in his opening remarks.

He also expressed concern about Mullins having “anger issues” and said he might not be the right person to lead such powerful agencies.

Paul referenced an incident from 2017 when he was physically assaulted by one of his neighbors, and said Mullins told other people that he deserved to be attacked, after the two had a disagreement over legislation.

“You went on to brag that you’d already told me to my face that you completely understood and approved of the assault,” the libertarian Republican said. “Well, that’s a lie. You got a chance today. You can either continue to lie, or you can correct the record,” the libertarian Republican said.

Mullins defended himself and said Paul’s statements about him being a liar were inaccurate, but offered an olive branch while promising to deliver for the American people.

He explained the job of DHS secretary is “bigger than the partisan bickering that we have,” and that he’s willing to “set it aside” if Paul is willing to make peace and let him “earn” it.

“Let me earn your respect. Let me earn the job. I won’t fail you. I won’t back down from a challenge. And I also admit when I’m wrong. I’m not perfect. I don’t claim to be perfect. I make mistakes, just like anybody else,” Mullins stated. “But mistakes, if you own them, you can learn from them, and you can move ahead. And I’ll make that commitment to you.”

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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NEW: Legendary Action Star and Martial Arts Ace Chuck Norris Hospitalized Following a ‘Medical Emergency’

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Legendary martial arts star and actor Chuck Norris has been hospitalized.

As TMZ reported, Norris was visiting the Hawaiian island of Kauai when he suffered an unspecified medical emergency.

The incident reportedly occurred within the last 24 hours.

From TMZ:

Sources with direct knowledge tell us … some medical emergency occurred in the last 24 hours on the island of Kauai that landed Chuck in the hospital.

We do not know the nature of the emergency; however, we are told Chuck is in good spirits.

Norris shared a video on social media last week celebrating his 86th birthday. It shows him sparring with a trainer and showcasing his legendary skills.

In the video, Norris appears quite healthy and retains his sense of humor:

“I don’t age. I level up. I’m 86 today! Nothing like some playful action on a sunny day to make you feel young,” he wrote in the caption.

WATCH:

 

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In addition to his well-known acting career, including the hit show “Walker, Texas Ranger,” Norris is also a longtime conservative activist and supporter of GOP politicians.

He has also contributed a few pieces to The Gateway Pundit, including one on Trump’s re-election.

READ MORE:

Chuck Norris: Two Presidents Who Were NOT Supposed to Win (and When I Met Each of Them)

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WATCH: Sen. Markwayne Mullin Tears Up Recalling How President Trump Dropped Everything to Visit and Help His Brain-Injured Son in the Middle of the 2020 Election – ‘He Did It Just Because He Cared’

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A man in a suit speaks at a congressional hearing, with attentive audience members visible in the background.

In a powerful and emotional moment during his confirmation hearing for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday, Senator Markwayne Mullin fought back tears as he shared how President Donald Trump went out of his way to visit his son, who had a traumatic brain injury.

Mullin’s son Jim, a world-class young wrestler who had competed internationally since age 12, suffered a catastrophic traumatic brain injury in 2020 during a high school match.

The teen was unconscious for 26 hours.

When he woke up, he was a different kid entirely.

The once-athletic teen couldn’t touch his nose, walked with a shuffle, struggled with short-term memory loss, and couldn’t even handle basic math like five plus three.

The family feared the worst as his pulse dropped dangerously low.

“I’m going to try getting through without crying. It’s not about President Trump. It’s about my son,” Mullin said.

President Trump, who at the time was only acquaintances with Mullin, heard about the tragedy and immediately sprang into action. He called right away, offered the use of his personal plane to fly the family to the renowned Center for Neural Skills rehabilitation facility in Bakersfield, California, and followed up with near-daily check-in calls for two weeks.

But the most moving part came in the thick of the brutal 2020 presidential campaign.

WATCH:

Bakersfield wasn’t a must-win campaign stop. Trump’s team was pressuring him to keep moving. Yet the President made time to personally visit young Jim anyway.

“His team came to him twice and said, ‘Sir, we got to go; we got to go,’” Mullin said. “On the third time, they came over to him, he looked at them. He says, ‘Hey, I guarantee you that plane won’t leave without me for the next 15 minutes.’”

Choking up at the Senate hearing, Mullin emphasized that Trump did none of this for show, publicity, or political gain.

“He didn’t do it for publicity. He didn’t do it for any show. He was running in one of the toughest elections he had been in and the guy was still that concerned about my son,” Mullin said. “I mean, here’s the president of the United States, and he did it just because he cared.”

The visit and ongoing support had a profound impact.

The “big event” of Trump’s presence helped jog Jim’s memory, boosted his spirits, and contributed to his remarkable recovery.

What doctors projected would take years of rehab was largely complete in just nine months.

Jim went on to wrestle at Oklahoma State University and is thriving today.

WATCH:

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