“The Democrat Party, via the Biden-Harris Terrorist Administration devised a scheme to import illegal aliens into the country by the millions — granting them ‘parole,’ which gives them work permits, which gives them Social Security numbers, which gives them access to the voting booth — and finally hooking them on welfare like Hunter Biden hooked […] The post California Puts Hardened Illegal Alien Criminals on a Path to Citizenship appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Genocide doesn’t begin with weapons, it starts with words. I saw it firsthand in Rwanda back in the 1990s. “Are you Tutsi, Hutu, or Twa?” asked the teacher. A confused little girl was being reprimanded for not lining up properly. The question didn’t just divide a room, it foreshadowed a genocide. The girl’s family had never spoken of tribes, they simply believed in letting children be children. That day, however, tribalism entered her life. Soon after, her parents were killed in the 1994 Rwandan genocide that claimed nearly a million lives. What I witnessed in Rwanda decades ago echoes in today’s digital age. Today’s tribalism hides in plain sight and it doesn’t carry machetes, it carries hashtags. Tribalism thrives in echo chambers, where social media turns strangers into enemies. It grows through cancel culture, where conversations are replaced by condemnation. It sharpens its edge with purity tests, where one mistake erases forgiveness. These aren’t harmless trends, they’re cracks that can split nations. “Othering” people puts everyone at risk. Division begins quietly, with whispers. It ends violently, with annihilation. Warning Signs Are Flashing Again Before the Holocaust, the Jews were first singled out by prejudice, then by propaganda, followed by policy, and finally punishment. In Cambodia, intellectuals were targeted. In Bosnia, ethnic lines became death sentences. In Rwanda, ethnic identity was weaponized. But persecution isn’t just a history lesson. History’s warnings aren’t relics, they are roadmaps. And right now, those same patterns are resurfacing. Across the globe, from Nigeria to North Korea, Christians are being targeted for practicing their faith. In the first century, Christians were burned alive to light Rome’s streets; now, in Nigeria, Afghanistan, Sudan, and beyond, believers are killed en masse for the same confession of faith. The numbers are sobering: Persecution is no longer a fringe issue. Today, more than 380 million Christians worldwide endure high levels of persecution, according to  Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List. In Nigeria alone, 16,769 Christians have been killed in the last four years, a tragic pattern that has persisted since 2009. Genocide never begins with weapons; it starts with whispers, quiet laws, subtle exclusions. If we fail to remember, fail to speak, fail to act, history will not just repeat; it will escalate. And that’s precisely why I’ll be joining other faith leaders to address the growing threat to Christians at the Persecuted and Prevailing panel at the Museum of the Bible on December 4. The suffering of Christians, or any group, must never be reduced to a talking point. Persecution is not a partisan issue, it’s a human dignity issue. Freedom is fragile, and its defense must unite us beyond party lines. We must teach the next generation that ignorance breeds indifference and persecution isn’t political. It’s about human dignity, justice, and the value of life. As Hebrews 13:3 reminds us: “Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies.” That wisdom feels urgent today. Silence enables suffering, and ignoring persecution normalizes it. Why I Speak Out I speak not from theory, but from experience. As a student in 1992, I lived in Russia as it staggered out of 70 years of enforced conformity under Communism. Freedom had returned, but trust was broken. Conversations carried a quiet grief, as an entire generation awoke to the truth that their God-given right to worship and think critically had been stolen. The devastation wasn’t only economic, it was spiritual and psychological. That moment taught me that when lies become law and truth becomes treason, society unravels. Division doesn’t erupt overnight, it is cultivated through propaganda, fear, and silence. The lessons from Soviet Russia warn us that when words are weaponized, freedom dies long before the first shot is fired. Years later, on the 10th anniversary of Rwanda’s genocide, I stood in villages still scarred by tribalism and visited prisons filled with remorseful men and women who’d been swept into the blindness of division. I met families led by children because their parents had been slaughtered. I worked to reunite Sudan’s “Lost Boys” with any family they had left after walking hundreds of miles to escape war. I remember their faces. I carry their stories. But my children and their entire generation don’t. They scroll headlines and hear fragments, but they don’t feel the weight of what I saw. That’s why I speak, and why we all should. If we don’t, history will whisper its warnings into an empty room. The Choice Ahead To Gen Z, educators, and parents, I say this: You hold the pen that writes tomorrow’s story. Will it be a tale of courage or complacency? Will we raise a generation that can spot propaganda, or one that repeats history’s mistakes? Persecution anywhere is a threat to freedom everywhere. Our classrooms should teach more than dates and facts, they should teach empathy, vigilance, and responsibility. This is not about scoring political points or comparing pain. It’s about defending the dignity of every human life. When we ignore any kind of persecution, we erode the foundation of freedom itself. History is not just a record of the past — it’s a warning for the future. Silence is not neutral — it’s surrender. And the cost of indifference is always paid in human lives. The choice is ours. The time is now. * * * Kerry Hasenbalg is a writer, speaker, and tireless advocate for faith, freedom, and human dignity. As the founder of The Becoming Foundation and former Executive Director of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, Kerry has shaped global child welfare policy and worked in post-conflict regions to advance healing and justice. Follow her on Instagram. The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire. 50% off DailyWire+ annual memberships will not return for another year, so don’t miss this deal! Join now at DailyWire.com/cyberweek.

A newlywed couple was tragically killed in a collision allegedly caused by an illegal immigrant truck driver with a California license, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Rajinder Kumar, of India, jackknifed his semi-truck and trailer on November 24. The disabled big rig blocked both lanes of a major highway in Deschutes County, Oregon, and led to the deaths of William Micah Carter and his wife, Jennifer Lynn Lower, after their vehicle “struck the trailer at highway speeds,” according to local reports. The couple had been married for just sixteen days when the crash occurred, Jennifer’s father, Tom Lower, told The Bulletin. The truck driver crossed the southern border illegally into Lukeville, Arizona, in 2022 and was later released into the country at a time when the Biden administration was allowing entry of thousands of illegal immigrants each month, according to the Department of Homeland Security. From there, he received a work permit in 2023 and a California Commercial Driver’s License to drive trucks. “Rajinder Kumar, a criminal illegal alien from India, was released into our country under the Biden administration and issued a commercial driver’s license by Gavin Newsom’s Department of Motor Vehicles. How many more senseless tragedies must take place before sanctuary politicians stop allowing illegal aliens to dangerously operate semi-trucks on America’s roads?” said Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “Our prayers are with William and Jennifer’s families. Under Secretary Noem, ICE will continue its efforts to get illegal alien truck drivers off America’s highways,” McLaughlin added. The Indian national is charged with criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has also placed a detainer with the local jail, formally requesting that local authorities hand him over to federal custody if he’s ever to be released. 50% off DailyWire+ annual memberships will not return for another year, so don’t miss this deal! Join now at DailyWire.com/cyberweek. However, it’s unlikely that local authorities will work with federal authorities since they’re hamstrung by Oregon’s sanctuary laws. The Department of Transportation has labeled California as a major source of several fatal collisions involving illegal immigrant drivers. The agency recently revealed that California authorities issued 17,000 non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses to foreign drivers. As a result, the Trump administration is withholding $40 million in federal funding from California after its investigation found that state authorities weren’t enforcing the English-language requirement for truck drivers. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit in October against California, which handed Indian illegal immigrant Harjinder Singh, who allegedly killed three people while making an illegal U-turn in August in the Sunshine State, a Commercial Driver’s License.

NFL player Odell Beckham Jr. is facing backlash for complaining about his $100 million contract, saying that, after taxes and other expenses, it’s been difficult for him to make the money last. While many commenters focused on how much money that was to the average person, others zeroed in on a single word the former Giants wide receiver used in his rant: “flaunt.” OBJ discussed his concerns during an appearance on Ryan Clark’s podcast last month, which is just now gaining traction and circulating on social media.  “And I always explain this to people. Like bro, you give somebody a 5-year, $100 million contract, right? What is it really? It’s 5 years for $60M. You’re getting taxed. Do the math—that’s $12M a year, you know, that you have to spend, use, save, invest, flaunt … just being real. I’m going to buy a car. I’m going to give my mom a house. Everything costs money. So, if you’re spending $4M a year, that’s really $40M over five years — $8M a year,” Beckham Jr. said. “That’s a five-year span of where you’re getting $8M [per year]. Can you make that last forever? And you always hear the people who ain’t us and ain’t been in the position to be, ‘Oh, well that would last a lifetime.’” Many reactions mentioned how the NFL player has a large collection of luxury cars, which would contribute to the “flaunt” portion of his budget.  “It’s incredibly easy to make $100M, even after taxes, last a lifetime. Let’s not pretend it isn’t,” one reply on X said. “After taxes + agent + business manager, you’re still clearing $10M a year. Live on $3–5M, invest the rest in an index fund. Retire with $25–30M invested, generating $1.5–2M a year forever. It’s not complicated.” 50% off DailyWire+ annual memberships will not return for another year, so don’t miss this deal! Join now at DailyWire.com/cyberweek. “Can we be honest? There is no way one cannot make 60 [mil] liquid last for a lifetime (and then some!) unless they are living WAY beyond their means,” another commenter agreed. “This issue here is NOT that people don’t understand your lifestyle & what its like to be u. The issue is your lifestyle is eating away your wealth because you are living BEYOND your means.” Plenty of other reactions focused on the optics of anyone complaining about making millions of dollars. “I am not sure how much empathy he is going to get from the average person who is struggling with the current economy,” one person observed.

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