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by Mike Whitney, The Unz Review: Nothing one reads about Iran in the western media can be trusted. It is all poisoned with the same, vile anti-Iran hatred and bias. Since the 1979 Revolution to today, US policy towards Iran has been an unbroken chain of relentless hectoring, belligerence and demonization. Washington has never treated […]

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California has long prided itself on being a symbol of progressive governance, a supposed beacon of tolerance, opportunity, and inclusivity. But behind the glittering curtain of Hollywood dreams and Silicon Valley innovation lies a troubling reality—a self-inflicted crisis stemming from policies that defy economic logic and common sense. As California grapples with an unprecedented immigration surge, ballooning homelessness, and mass exodus of residents and businesses, the question arises: Should the federal government intervene? The answer is unequivocally no. In fact, the federal government—particularly under President Donald Trump—should stand back and allow California to confront the consequences of its own ideological delusions. Between July 2021 and July 2022, approximately 400,000 residents left California. The state, once a magnet for dreamers, is now hemorrhaging taxpayers and employers. Major corporations such as Tesla, Oracle, and Chevron have relocated to more business-friendly states like Texas and Florida. The exodus is not coincidental—it is a direct reaction to California’s punitive tax structure, suffocating regulations, and increasingly chaotic public order. And yet, while residents and businesses flee, California continues to double down on the very policies driving its collapse. It remains a sanctuary state, offering sweeping protections and incentives to undocumented immigrants. It has issued more than a million driver’s licenses to those here illegally and expanded health care coverage to include undocumented adults. These moves, while morally framed by their proponents, come with significant and unsustainable costs. The state’s homeless population now tops 187,000—the highest in the nation—and two-thirds of those individuals live unsheltered. According to a Los Angeles Times report from January, recent immigration surges are directly contributing to this crisis. Public schools are strained, social services are maxed out, and law enforcement is overwhelmed. And with each passing month, the budgetary burden grows heavier. The recent immigration-related unrest in Los Angeles further underscores the state’s growing instability. When Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested over 100 undocumented immigrants during workplace raids, the city erupted in protest. Streets were blocked, fires were set, and National Guard troops and Marines were deployed to restore order. California leaders were quick to denounce the federal response, accusing Trump of political theater. But that response—though controversial—was a necessary reaction to an unsustainable situation created by California’s own defiance of federal immigration law. It is important to understand what’s really happening here: California has positioned itself in ideological opposition to national sovereignty and law enforcement. The leadership in Sacramento and Los Angeles has chosen to prioritize ideological virtue signaling over practical governance, turning California into a testing ground for utopian policies divorced from reality. Now, as the weight of those policies begins to crush the state, there will be increasing cries for federal aid. But Trump—and any serious leader in Washington—should resist the temptation to intervene. To do so would be to reward failure and to shield irresponsible leaders from the consequences of their own actions. California must be allowed to face the results of its governance. Only through suffering the full ramifications of its decisions can the state’s voters and policymakers be compelled to change course. More importantly, allowing California’s collapse to unfold naturally provides a stark warning to the rest of the country: This is what happens when border security is ignored, when economic productivity is punished, and when government becomes divorced from reality. Let California be the example. Let it show the nation what occurs when ideology eclipses governance and when virtue signaling replaces responsible leadership. The coming fiscal and humanitarian disaster will be not only a reckoning for California but a cautionary tale for every state flirting with the same disastrous policies. So, let California collapse. Let it learn. And let the rest of America take notes. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Let California Collapse—and Let the Rest of America Learn appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Today, the nation pauses to honor and join the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday Celebration Festivities here in the nation’s capital include an Army Birthday Festival on the National Mall, a fireworks display along the Potomac, and, of course, a Grand Military Parade along Constitution Avenue. The Army birthday celebration kicks off more than a year of similar 250th anniversary commemorations, culminating July 4, 2026 with the United States Semiquincentennial celebrations marking 250 years since America’s declaration of independence. Today’s military parade is the first of its kind since President George H.W. Bush celebrated America’s victory in the Persian Gulf War with tanks and troops marching down Constitution Avenue in 1991. The Desert Storm Victory Parade in Washington, DC, June 8, 1991. (Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images) Other than attending the parade here in Washington, D.C., there’s no better way to celebrate than reflecting on the Army’s founding 250 years ago. The United States Continental Army was established on June 14, 1775, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence was signed. In the preceding years, the thirteen original American colonies endured a series of evermore intrusive and oppressive measures at the hands of the British Parliament. Hostilities erupted April 19,1775 at the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, where patriots faced down the redcoats in what became known as the “shot heard round the world.” The outbreak of open hostilities and ever-increasing resistance to British colonial rule ultimately led to the convening of the Second Continental Congress. This convention on May 10,1775 resolved to create an army that would represent all the British colonies on the North American continent. A little over a month later, June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress passed a resolution adopting the New England Army of Observation, making it a “continental” Army, under the command of George Washington. The establishment of the Continental Army was the birth of America’s first national institution. After declaring our independence a little over a year later, the name of the Army of the United Colonies or the aforementioned “Continental Army” was changed to the Army of the United States— the name we know today. At the conclusion of the Revolutionary War in 1783, Congress ordered the Continental Army disbanded. Two companies were retained to safeguard arms and stores. On June 3, 1784, Congress voted to form the 1st American regiment and by the fall of 1784, the entirety of the U.S. Army was one regiment, eight infantry and two artillery companies. Today, the United States Army consists of around 473,000 active-duty personnel in total with 31 Brigade Combat Teams serving around the world. In his 2025 commencement address at West Point, President Donald Trump stated, “from Lexington to Yorktown, from Gettysburg to Sicily, and from Incheon to Fallujah, America has been won and saved by an unbroken chain of soldiers and patriots who ran to the sound of guns, leapt into the maw of battle, and charged into the crucible of fire to seize the crown of victory—no matter the odds, no matter the cost, no matter the danger.” For those interested in learning more, the Army’s website is full of information about the 250th anniversary festivities and the history of the U.S. Army. The post Happy 250th Birthday to the US Army! appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Tucker Carlson has issued what he called the potential “final newsletter before all-out war” following Israel’s airstrikes against Iran. One caveat, numerous people have labeled him anit-Semitic. However, I have no knowledge of that. I should also note that Israel has not asked us to fight with them as has Ukraine. They are doing the […] The post Tucker Carlson’s Raging Newsletter of the Iran-Israel War appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

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