George Soros is bankrolling the anti-Israel terror news site DropSite. The site claims to be “reader-supported,” and “independent.” However, Soros’s Foundation gave $250,000 to establish a Middle East desk at Drop Site News, an anti-Israel news startup. Open Society Foundations said the grant, awarded last year, would help “bridge a crucial information gap in independent […] The post DropSite “News” Is the New Troublemaker Online appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The fawning corrupt, corporate media coverage of the TDS inspired No Kings Rallies raised expectations of “resistance” to unrealistic levels.  Once the federal government reopened, that brief sugar high came crashing down, with Democrats suffering a well deserved, humiliating defeat. Even former print, cable, and social platform allies ranted that the Dems shut D.C. and […] The post The Media-Hailed, Faux Kings Sugar High Ends With a Democrat Crash appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

By Joan Swirsky I stopped counting the massive numbers of articles––both before and after the election of November 4, 2025––that predicted the complete devolution/collapse/implosion of New York City, a huge exodus of both Jews and Christians, as well as businesses and the Wall Street financial district to friendlier climes in what was anticipated to be […] The post Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Mamdani Wolf? Not me! appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) lashed out at House Democrats who have been critical of the Senate Democrats who voted last week to end the longest government shutdown in history, saying that the pain a longer shutdown would have inflicted on the American people was not worth it. Kaine joined anchor Kristen Welker on Sunday’s broadcast of “Meet the Press,” and he responded to comments from House members like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) — some of whom have gone so far as to call for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to step down from his leadership role or retire altogether — by effectively telling them to mind their own business. WATCH Tim Kaine lashes out at AOC after NBC plays a clip of her saying Senate Democrats look weak. KAINE: “Would it have been another week of SNAP recipients losing their benefits? Another month of air travelers enduring chaos and even danger?” pic.twitter.com/gL4uvto4hi — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 16, 2025 Welker began with a clip of Ocasio-Cortez, who claimed that the Democrats who voted to end the shutdown were sending a message to voters that “Democrats are weak” and then — ignoring the fact that Democrats had been the ones keeping the government from reopening from the start — argued that all Republicans had to do to make them cave was “hurt working people.” Kaine was not having any of that, however, and he said so. “I have 320,000 federal employees in Virginia, and together with their families that’s probably 700,000 dependents. Getting them all back to work with two paychecks that they’ve missed restored, with protections against future firings, you know, some folks like AOC may think that’s nothing. Virginians think that’s an awful lot.” Kaine went on to ask what some of the others who voted to end the shutdown had asked themselves before changing their votes: “Would it have been another week of SNAP recipients losing their benefits? Another month of air travelers enduring chaos and even danger?” Others in the House, like Khanna, have argued that because the Senate Democrats did not hold out longer, that proved it was time for Schumer to step down. He also suggested that Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) would be good replacements. WATCH: Dem Rep Ro Khanna goes scorched earth on Chuck Schumer… …then names Chris Murphy, Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren as “dynamic” talents that could lead the party forward. Yikes. pic.twitter.com/IDLdq4iG7g — Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) November 16, 2025 Kaine was clearly unimpressed with Khanna as well, saying, “I don’t tell Ro Khanna or AOC or anybody else who you should pick as your House leader, because I got a full time job being a senator. I don’t need to freelance opinions about House leadership. They should focus on their own leadership and let senators do what we need to do to keep this country moving forward.” WATCH: Tim Kaine: “I don’t tell Ro Khanna or AOC or anybody else who you should pick as your House leader, because I got a full time job being a senator. I don’t need to freelance opinions about House leadership. They should focus on their own leadership and let senators do what we need… pic.twitter.com/tN4N1Xe50w — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 16, 2025

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An impressive nonprofit is marking its 40th anniversary, distributing billions of dollars of new merchandise from retailers to families in need. Since its founding in 1985, Delivering Good has distributed more than $3 billion worth of clothing, toys, and other home goods to people affected by poverty, disaster, and other life challenges—all free of charge. […] The post Impressive Nonprofit Marks 40 Years of ‘Delivering Good’ by the Billions to Kids and Families Who Need it Most appeared first on Good News Network.

While President Donald Trump launches an initiative to make America affordable again, Democrats are crafting their own messaging on cost of living, an issue that will likely define the midterms. Affordability Already Playing Central Role in Elections One of the most recent Democrat politicians to seize on topics of affordability is Amy Acton, a medical doctor who is running to be the Democrat nominee for the 2026 Ohio gubernatorial election. In a recent post on social media, the Ohio doctor attacked her potential Republican opponent in the general election, former biotechnology executive Vivek Ramaswamy, over comments he had made in 2024 about American culture. “Vivek Ramaswamy told us how he really feels when he said that Ohioans aren’t succeeding because they’re lazy and mediocre and watching too much TV,” Acton wrote. “That couldn’t be further from what I’m seeing on the ground every day. Ohioans are working harder than ever, they’re doing everything right, and they just can’t get enough breathing room. Ohio needs a governor who listens, understands, and who is ready to bring down costs on day one,” Acton went on. Acton’s social media post attempts to hit Ramaswamy on the issue of affordability, which voters have repeatedly expressed concern about, especially an increasing number of young Republicans who face rising living costs. Successful messaging on affordability likely helped Democrats secure victories in statewide and local elections in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia last week—especially Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race. Gen Z Sounds the Alarm on Affordability It’s easy to complain about rising costs, but what does the data actually say? Well, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics assembled by the American Enterprise Institute, a center-right think tank located in Washington, key building blocks of a middle-class life in America have doubled in cost since January 2000. That includes hospital services, which were 200% higher in cost in June 2022 than in January 2000; college tuition and fees, which had an excess of 160% increase over the same time period, and medical care services, which sky rocked more than 120% compared to January 2000. For context, overall inflation was 74.4% from January 2000 to June 2022. By comparison, average hourly wages increased by wages by 99.6% over the same time period. In the New York City mayoral election on Nov. 4, young voters turned out in large numbers and broke for Mamdani by a large margin because of the Mamdani campaign’s emphasis on affordability issues. But an increasing number of young Republicans are ringing the alarm bell over these concerns as well. Nalin Haley, the Gen Z son of former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, has amassed a large media profile by talking about affordability issues facing his generation. In a recent interview with Sohrab Ahmari for UnHerd, the Gen Z rising star decried the scarcity of jobs available to his generation. “My friend group from high school, all graduated, great degrees from great schools. It’s been a year and a half, and not one of them has a job—not one,” Haley explained. “I’m angry at that, because I’m having to try and help my friends get jobs when their parents got jobs immediately—not just after graduating college, but out of high school.” The post Midterms Shaping Up to Be a War Over Delivering Affordability for Gen Z appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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