Stephen Colbert is gone, and we are very happy for it. He made his bones with humorless jokes about the president all night, every night. His lack of creativity alone should have gotten him fired. All these contributors and not a funny joke a night. And it’s the reason they were canceled. That head count is more than most decent sized businesses. For 3 jokes a night, at best. https://t.co/50pAssA87w — GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) May 23, 2026 As Joe Concha said on X: “Given Colbert was making $15 million per year, what exactly is preventing him from building his own studio, hiring the same staff, and continuing his show with a YouTube offering? “Oh right… that would mean Stephen would be on the hook for $40 million dollar losses…” every year. The show was purely aimed at hurting President Trump and Republicans. It lost $40 million every year and was not airing Colbert’s laugh-free show for profit. It was CBS’s annual $40 million donation to the Democrat Party. The finale got more viewers than usual, and they lied about it going out with a bang. There was no bang. Carson’s finale: 55 million viewers Colbert’s finale: 6.74 million https://t.co/IGi11ebnnW — Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) May 23, 2026 What Lauren says: Stephen Colbert is officially canceled. The man was paid $15 million a year to read bad jokes off a teleprompter. Most of you probably didn’t even know his last show was tonight. Honestly, I was sadder when Blockbuster closed. pic.twitter.com/OXAjXGW0Zj — Link Lauren (@itslinklauren) May 22, 2026 Democrats will miss their partisan hatemonger. Have you noticed every single politician who is giving Colbert accolades are democrats? Doesn’t that prove what a partisan, biased, propaganda tool he’s been? https://t.co/6Z1sMOhXaw — Anthony Cumia (@AnthonyCumia) May 22, 2026 Republicans won’t miss him. Will you miss Stephen Colbert? pic.twitter.com/zTMx9ASAG7 — Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) May 21, 2026 Look who gets the last laugh: pic.twitter.com/LU644jFVH2 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 22, 2026 The post Goodbye, Hasta la Vista, Arriverderci, Au Revoir, to Colbert: Trump Gets the Last Laugh appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

More than 20 years after Hollywood elites mocked “The Passion of the Christ,” Mel Gibson is officially returning to the story that the entertainment industry never quite understood — and the first glimpse of the sequel already has Christians and conservative audiences fired up. Gibson unveiled the first look at “The Resurrection of the Christ” as production officially wrapped in Italy after more than four months of filming across Rome, Matera, Bari, and several other historic locations. And based on everything we know so far, this thing sounds absolutely enormous. The project has now expanded into a two-part biblical epic, with “Part One” scheduled for release on May 6, 2027, and “Part Two” arriving the following year on May 25, 2028. Both films are set to debut on Ascension Day, the Christian holiday commemorating Jesus Christ’s ascension into heaven. The newly released image shows Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen stepping into the role of Jesus, replacing original “Passion” star Jim Caviezel. Actress Mariela Garriga will portray Mary Magdalene, taking over the role previously played by Monica Bellucci. First look at Mel Gibson’s Resurrection of the Christ: Part One, set to be released in May 2027. “This is far more than a film to me. It’s a mission I’ve carried for over twenty years to tell what I believe is the most important story in human history.” – Mel Gibson pic.twitter.com/8TIt7lI5ix — CatholicVote (@CatholicVote) May 22, 2026 Gibson described the film as something far bigger than a normal Hollywood production in an official statement. “This film represents a major part of my life’s work,” Gibson said. “It’s far more than a film to me.” And if Gibson’s earlier comments are any indication, audiences are not getting another sanitized, watered-down biblical adaptation designed to keep modern studio executives comfortable. Last year during an interview with Joe Rogan, Gibson described the scripts as “an acid trip” unlike anything he had ever read. Apparently, the story stretches far beyond the resurrection itself and dives into spiritual warfare, the fall of angels, hell, and massive cosmic battles between good and evil. “I think in order to really tell the story properly you have to really start with the fall of the angels, which is you’re in another place, you’re in another realm,” he said. “You need to go hell. You need to go to Sheol.” In other words, Gibson appears to be making the kind of unapologetically massive Christian epic Hollywood almost never touches anymore. And honestly, that’s probably part of why audiences are already paying attention. Back in 2004, much of Hollywood and the Left media openly sneered at “The Passion of the Christ” before release. Then the movie exploded, earning more than $600 million globally and becoming one of the most successful independent films ever made. For many Christians and conservatives, the movie also became something bigger: proof that audiences were starving for stories Hollywood elites kept insisting nobody wanted. Now Gibson is returning with an even bigger vision involving heaven, hell, resurrection, angels, and spiritual warfare — and early reactions online suggest millions of Americans are more than ready for it.

By the author of Dear Diary: It’s Me, Jessica; The Second Year In case you missed the last chapter, you can find it here. Dear Diary, It’s me, Jessica. The drone seemed to be following the road from the West as it approached the bridge and Four Corners. It was light gray in color with a single, wide, triangle-like wing and a long, slender nose. It was hard to tell how big it was. “I do not see any markings,” Carlos said as the drone passed overhead, looking through a small pair of folding binoculars. “I can see there is a downward-looking imagery port where the body or wing and the nose meet.” “How big is it?” I asked. “Hard to tell without knowing how high it is or nothing to scale with. I would say six, maybe ten feet long.” “Where did it come from?” Rae asked. Both Carlos and I gave Rae a look. “Right. Dumb question.” “Well, it’s electric,” Carlos said as he looked back at the drone through the binoculars. “That means whoever it is has the means to not only control it over distance but can charge it too.” The drone made two slow circles over Four Corners, then turned and headed back west, where it came. Rae turned to me as it left, “You thinking what I am thinking?” “Get back home. Tell Jack.” “HAM Guy too.” Entry two “An electric-powered drone. Six to ten feet long. With possible real-time imagery capability,” HAM Guy repeated back to Rae and me. He paced back and forth, one arm crossed his chest, the other holding his chin, in front of the outdoor oven with a fire going as Mom was prepping to make bread. Jack sat in a camp chair with one hand scratching Samson’s ears, the puppies napping at his feet. His eyes were thoughtful as he looked off into the distance. Still looking away, he said, “Cell towers have been down for nearly two years. Six to ten feet long, too small for satellite command, control, and communications. Electric powered, that much battery weight, has to be short range,” Jack looked at HAM Guy. “Someone is in the neighborhood. The city. The suburbs.” “Right. I will hit up City HAM Guy at noon.” “Be careful. If they have drone capability, they might have the equivalent of a radio battalion. Monitoring frequencies, direction finding, if they are in the suburbs, even triangulation location capabilities. We don’t want to compromise City HAM Guy.” “Already ahead of you, Jack. And if City HAM Guy is a HAM like me, he is thinking the same. He will be expecting me at noon and will keep it short and sweet. This is a bit of a coincidence with the West Coast HAMs going off the air.” “Don’t have enough information to make even an educated guess. Not keen on guesses.” “Right. What next?” “Either they are focused on Four Corners, or they do not have the capability to control the drone past Four Corners to here,” Jack looked up at the sky. “But we should do what we can to keep our assets out of drone view if it comes our way. Might make things difficult. Some things, like our gardens and livestock, we will not be able to hide. The farms, impossible. They would be targets.” “Right.” “We need to go to Four Corners, namely you, to get an assessment.” “Jack! I have never been to Four Corners! I have not left the community since the power went out! Well, even prior to that. I ordered a lot of Hot Pockets from Amazon.” Jack stood up, walked over to HAM Guy, gave him a slap on the shoulder and a grin, “There is a first for everything. Be good for you. Expand your horizons. Besides, the food is better than a Hot Pocket.” HAM Guy did not look happy. Entry three “Did you have to hit every single pot hole in the road,” HAM Guy asked as he got out of the pull-behind cart behind my horse and rubbed his rear end and legs. “We agreed it was best if we got to Four Corners as quick as we could,” I snapped back at him as I hitched my horse up to the hitching posts to the one side of Sean’s shack. “And without regular road maintenance, potholes grow like weeds!” “She has a point,” Jack said as he got out of the cart. “Yeah, Jack! Take her side!” “It is not a side if it is true.” HAM Guy cocked his head to one side then looked up at the sky and sighed. “Yeah, I cannot argue with that. Sorry, Jessica.” “No worries,” I replied with a grin. HAM Guy looked around at the surroundings of Four Corners. He then pointed to a hill on the East side of North Old River Road, “I need to get to the top of that hill.” “You are going to want a good, hearty breakfast first,” Jack suggested, since we had not eaten before we left our community. “By the time you get to the top, you will feel like you ran a half-marathon. Coming down is not much better.” HAM guy looked at the top of the hill, then the base and turned to say, “Right. What do you recommend?” “This family makes a really good egg, potato, grilled onion, herb sausage frittata,” I suggested. “Sounds great.” “I will have breakfast, but hiking it up that hill is all you guys,” Rae said. Carlos was eating his breakfast, watching us walk up. Rae introduced HAM guy and Jack. Jack and Carlos eyed each other as they shook hands. Jack looked down. “Good-looking dog.” “Her name is Kyrie.” Jack let go of Carlos’s hand, knelt down, and held out a closed hand for Kyrie to smell. She sniffed half a dozen times, her tail began to wag, and then she licked the top of Jack’s hand. “Whoa! She usually does not do that.” “Most dogs tend to like me. “Samson and the puppies?” “Samson and the puppies,” Jack answered with a grin Entry three “They have an aerostat,” HAM Guy said, looking through Nate’s high-power binoculars. We were atop one of the tallest hills in Four Corners. “What is an aerostat?” I asked. “It is a big helium or hydrogen filled blimp looking ballon tethered to the command center on the ground. It can carry sensor packages, radio antennas, to a few hundred to a thousand or more feet off the ground to maintain command, control, and communications of a drone. Real-time imagery,” Carlos answered, looking through his own binoculars. “After about a dozen rocket attacks on our base, they brought one in.” “Where was that?” Jack asked. “Afghanistan.” “Been there. Iraq, too.” “Iraq was before my time.” “Still. We have patrolled some of the same sand,” Jack grinned from behind his monocular. “Yeah,” Carlos smiled from behind his binoculars. “City HAM Guy was only up yesterday at noon long enough to say, ‘Got company. Stay off the air.’ and dropped off. Since then, I have been listening passively for any news of our new company. So far, nothing,” HAM Guy noted. “That is a three-day hump by foot,” Jack noted, looking through his monocular at the aerostat. “If they have the kind of logistics to support putting that thing in the air, the drone, they likely have fuel and the means of transport.” “Don’t like the sound of that,” Carlos said. “I don’t either,” Jack agreed. “What do we do?” I asked. Jack lowered his monocular and looked at me. “Get off this hill, get with Sean and Four Corners militia and plan a welcoming committee for . . . ‘company.’” “I don’t like the sound of that,” I responded. “I don’t either,” Jack agreed. Diary, I was expecting Jack to grin. He didn’t. I am not sure how I feel about that. Entry four “I was not expecting that,” Jack said flatly, looking through his monocular. “Me either,” Carlos responded just as flatly through his binoculars. Jack handed me his monocular. We were lying on top of the barricade and chute at the bridge. On the far end of the bridge were three things. “What are those?” I asked. “Unmanned ground drones. With optics, likely audio, and armed with medium machine guns,” Jack answered. “We have a problem.” About 1stMarineJarHead 1stMarineJarHead is not only a former Marine, but also a former EMT-B, Wilderness EMT (courtesy of NOLS), and volunteer firefighter. He currently resides in the great white (i.e. snowy) Northeast with his wife and dogs. He raises chickens, rabbits, goats, occasionally hogs, cows and sometimes ducks. He grows various veggies and has a weird fondness for rutabagas. He enjoys reading, writing, cooking from scratch, making charcuterie, target shooting, and is currently expanding his woodworking skills. The post Dear Diary: It’s Me, Jessica: Chapter 8 (Book 3) appeared first on The Organic Prepper.

The Biden administration forgave $88 million in government loans to Planned Parenthood, but Kelly Loeffler, current administrator of the Small Business Administration, says she is working to ensure this does not happen again. In January, Loeffler opened a review into whether Planned Parenthood affiliates illegally received funds through the Paycheck Protection Program, which provided loans to small businesses to maintain payroll and cover other costs during the COVID-19 pandemic. She told The Daily Signal Wednesday that the process of scrutinizing the funding is ongoing. “The Biden administration said they wanted to blow through the affiliation laws that prevented Planned Parenthood from getting that money and allow them to have those loans and forgave those loans,” she said, “and so our agency has really ensured that we look at where we can make sure that doesn’t happen again, and that we cooperate in any of the investigations.” Planned Parenthood affiliates have been informed that they received the money unlawfully, she said. The administration has “strict” rules for lending, Loeffler said, “and it’s clear that affiliation rules would have prohibited Planned Parenthood from getting those funds, and so that’s already not possible for Planned Parenthood under the application of the law to get those funds.” Loeffler said the review is still in process. The administration sent letters to 88 Planned Parenthood affiliates asking them to prove they were eligible for the COVID-19-era relief, which totaled more than $88 million. “We published the letters,” she said, “and we did let people know that we had contacted them, let them know that they did get the money unlawfully.” Loeffler said the Planned Parenthood loans show the need for Vice President JD Vance’s task force on fighting taxpayer fraud. “We should make sure that these funds are never even dispersed because they’re harder to claw back than they are to stop at the front end,” she said, “and I know the Vice President is very focused on how we cut that off.” Loeffler has been tracking the issue since she was in the Senate, she said. In 2020, Loeffler penned a letter to the Department of Treasury asking them to investigate Planned Parenthood’s “abuse of the taxpayer-funded Paycheck Protection Program.”

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Jennifer Combs had never gotten so much as a speeding ticket. On May 8, police in Trinidad, Texas, arrested her on a state jail felony charge for writing a Facebook post about the town’s water supply. The post said residents had been hospitalized due to bacteria in the water. The city says that claim was false. So they sent cops to her door. The charge is felony false alarm or report under Texas Penal Code § 42.06, a statute designed for people who call in fake bomb threats or fabricate emergencies. Trinidad’s police chief and local officials decided it also applies to a woman who ran a community Facebook page and relayed what neighbors told her about getting sick. Combs’ post, published on her “Southern Belle Watch” account, read in part: “We have received reports that some citizens have been hospitalized due to bacteria in the water. This is a serious public health concern that deserves immediate attention. If your water looks discolored, contains sediment, has a strong odor, or you have experienced related health issues, please send us a message. We are gathering information and reporting findings to the state.” That post got her a night in the Navarro County Justice Center. She has since filed a federal lawsuit alleging the arrest was “an act of deliberate political retaliation.” We obtained a copy of the lawsuit for you here. The water is brown. The city admits it. Trinidad, a small city in Henderson County about an hour southeast of Dallas, has a water problem that nobody disputes. Photos provided to FOX 4 show brown liquid pouring from faucets and filling bathtubs. Combs described it as looking like “the Trinity River is flowing from their water taps.” The city’s mayor, Dennis Haws, told reporters the pipes date back to the 1950s. “We have to get to a position where we can fix that infrastructure, and it’s very expensive as I’m sure you can imagine,” Haws said. “The city’s water situation is a struggle, without question.” Haws would not confirm whether anyone had gotten sick from the water. He acknowledged discussions about forming a committee to address the issue. On April 21, the city itself issued a formal boil water notice, telling residents not to drink, cook with, or wash dishes in the water without boiling it first. That notice came fifteen days after the Trinidad Police Department posted a public warning on Facebook, citing the false alarm statute and telling residents that false reports about a public water supply could be elevated to a state jail felony. So the city’s own police department threatened felony prosecution over claims about water safety, and then two weeks later the city confirmed the water required boiling before use. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality confirmed it received a complaint about Trinidad’s water and that an investigation is ongoing. Combs told FOX 4 that multiple citizens had posted on Trinidad PD’s own Facebook page claiming they were hospitalized or affected by the water. She was gathering those reports and passing them along. The police chief’s position is that her hospitalization claims “are simply false and have only caused unnecessary fear and confusion in our community.” Chief Charles Gregory called the case “cut and dry.” What Gregory is really saying is that a resident who collected and shared reports from her neighbors about a public health issue, on a platform where those same neighbors were posting similar complaints, committed a felony by doing so. The statute requires that a person *knowingly* circulate a false report. Combs says she was repeating what people told her. Gregory says she should have verified it with the hospitals first. One of those positions treats citizens as participants in public life. The other treats them as suspects. “It was probably one of the most humiliating things I’ve ever gone through in my entire life. It was very, very bad,” Combs said of her night in jail. “I feel like this is an extreme stretch,” she added. Combs pointed to the broader situation residents face. “There’s people that are saying that their appliances are getting ruined, they can’t cook with the water, they can’t bathe with it, they can’t do laundry,” she said. “A lot of them feel hushed, and like they don’t have a voice and no one listens to them and no one takes them seriously.” That last part is the chilling effect laid bare. When a city arrests someone for a Facebook post about water quality, the message to every other resident is clear: talk about this and you could be next. The false alarm statute exists to punish people who deliberately fabricate emergencies to waste public resources. Using it against a woman who said “we have received reports” about a water problem that the city itself later confirmed is a use of law enforcement to silence public speech about a public safety failure. Whether Combs’ specific claim about hospitalizations was accurate or not, the arrest tells every resident in Trinidad that raising concerns about their water can land them in jail. That is a more dangerous outcome than any Facebook post. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Texas Woman Arrested for Facebook Post About Town Water Quality appeared first on Reclaim The Net.