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Grammy-winning rapper Prakazel Michel was sentenced for election fraud yesterday. A rapper who was a founding member of the Fugees got sentenced to 14-years, partly for funneling millions in foreign money into Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign. He was convicted in 2023 and yesterday received his sentence. He did a lot more than funnel money to Obama […] The post Grammy-Winning Rapper Gets 14 Years for Betraying His Country appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Air traffic controllers and TSA agents are getting paid again, and the Federal Aviation Administration is confident that it “is ready to get more than 360,000 flights to their destinations” for the Thanksgiving travel period. But Americans should be prepared for long lines and crowded terminals as the FAA expects the busiest Thanksgiving travel week since 2010. Tuesday, November 25, will be the busiest travel day before Thanksgiving, with 52,185 forecasted flights, the FAA said on Friday. Sunday, November 30, will be the busiest travel day after the holiday, with 51,268 forecasted flights. Some storm systems could also affect air travel. Forecasts call for rain in the Northeast, while wind and rain could move into the Great Lakes region and Seattle around Thanksgiving Day, according to the FAA. A total of 82 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from their homes for the Thanksgiving holiday, which is an increase of 1.6 million travelers compared to last Thanksgiving, according to AAA. Seventy-three million Americans are expected to travel by car for the holiday, while six million Americans are expected to travel by air. The busy travel week comes as the airline industry seeks to get back into a normal rhythm after the record-breaking 43-day government shutdown caused numerous disruptions. On Monday, the FAA lifted its temporary flight restrictions that affected 40 of the busiest airports in the country, and normal operations resumed. “Thanks to the dedication of our air traffic controllers and every FAA employee, we are ready for the holiday rush and take pride in helping travelers reach their friends and families during this important time of year,” said FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford. “I am deeply grateful to our entire FAA team. Even through a period of record-high traffic, their unwavering commitment keeps the system running safely.” FAA The government shutdown resulted in an air traffic controller shortage as many controllers called in sick to either stay home or look for other work as they missed paychecks. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Thursday that 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who remained on the job and showed up to work every day during the government shutdown received $10,000 bonus checks. “President Trump wanted to give air traffic controllers and technicians BONUSES for showing up to work EVERY DAY during the government shutdown… and TODAY IS THE DAY!” Duffy wrote. “776 patriotic men and women will get $10K checks, just in time for Christmas. God bless the patriots of our skies!” The FAA also kicked off a new campaign on airport civility this week ahead of the holiday travel season. “People dress up like they’re going to bed when they fly,” Duffy said. “We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up.”

President Donald Trump is stretching the “politics make strange bedfellows” saw to the breaking point. Celebrity Nation leans aggressively to the Left, and anyone defying that groupthink puts their career at risk. Actor Zachary Levi said it out loud after he praised President Trump last year, calling the move “career suicide.” That wasn’t the case in 2009, however, when celebrities flocked to President Barack Obama following his historic 2008 election. They pledged to do whatever he told them to do. Different party, of course. This past week, President Trump had recording artist Nicki Minaj indirectly singing his praises for drawing attention to a humanitarian crisis. The rapper took Trump’s side after the president called out the shocking slaughter of Christians in Nigeria. Minaj, in connection with the administration, spoke before a UN event about the shocking headlines coming from the African nation. ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images “In Nigeria, Christians are being targeted … Churches have been burned, families have been torn apart … simply because of how they pray.” She also thanked the president for leading the way on the matter to “combat extremism and to bring a stop to violence against those who simply want to exercise their natural right to freedom of religion or belief.” Trump critics contend that multiple religions have been targeted during the violence spree, and that the nation has sadly been the source of extreme violence for some time. Minaj’s appearance understandably rocked pop culture, but it wasn’t the first time. For starters, Trump’s second term features former Democrats like Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., his Director of National Intelligence and Secretary of Health and Human Services, respectively. Journalist Megyn Kelly, who Trump once blistered during an early Q&A, stumped for his presidency in the waning days of the 2024 campaign. It’s Trump’s pop culture connections, though, that raise eyebrows the highest. Think Snoop Dogg, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Bill Maher, and others who famously linked arms with the president in the past. It started during the President’s first White House foray. Rapper Kanye West hopped aboard the Trump Train, meeting with the world leader at Trump Tower in 2016 following an extended concert speech praising the real estate mogul. Two years later, West wore a red MAGA hat on “Saturday Night Live” and praised Trump, but the artist’s string of antisemitic rants and emotional meltdowns caused his fame to curdle into its current, sorry state. West’s former wife, Kim Kardashian, has arguably had a more productive relationship with Trump. The reality show starlet teamed with Trump on prison reform measures. Kardashian, ignoring a celebrity culture that raged against all things Trump, made the trek to the White House to personally push for her pet cause. The wannabe lawyer and Trump discussed reform measures aimed at first-time offenders and those she felt were treated unfairly. That public relations coup led to the 2018 release of three young mothers — Crystal Munoz, Judith Negron, and Tynice Hall, all tied to drug-related charges. Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images She also played a role in the 2018 bill that expanded the criminal reform initiative, allowing prisoners to earn credits for early release among its measures. Kardashian wasn’t the only player who made that happen, but she became its public face via her social media empire. Trump’s second term has seen more of the same, right from the jump. Rapper Snoop Dogg infamously starred in a 2017 music video in which he “shot” a clownish Trump stand-in. Future Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted the clip, telling TMZ at the time that, “If the wrong person sees that and gets the wrong idea, you could have a real problem.” It was part of Hollywood’s collective wish for the real estate mogul to leave this mortal coil during his first term. The rapper/actor/pitchman apparently had a change of heart over time. By 2025, Snoop Dogg performed at a pre-inauguration gala dubbed the Crypto Ball alongside Rick Ross and Soulja Boy. That’s despite previously calling anyone who performed for Trump during his first term “Uncle Toms,” in a stereotypical, Stepin Fetchit-style voice. Arturo Holmes/Peacock via Getty Images The rapper even stood up to social media critics who trashed him for his about-face. “Y’all can’t hate enough for me, I love too much,” he told his critics, via Entertainment Tonight. “We gotta pick each other up instead of putting each other down.” Earlier this year, longtime Trump critic Bill Maher made the trek to the White House to break bread with his ideological foe. Maher got roasted for his trouble, including a seething New York Times op-ed from Larry David of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” fame. Maher even suggested recently he’d like a second dinner with Trump while continuing to roast his leadership. Screenshot: ClubRandom/YouTube.com How did the initial Maher-Trump dinner happen in the first place? Singer Kid Rock, a repeat guest on Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, arranged for the unlikely meetup. The wildest part of the dinner? Maher had Trump sign a list of all the insults the president had thrown the comedian’s way over the years. Maher considers it a prized possession, one he has shown to his “Club Random” guests. It took courage for stars to align with Trump during his first term. Now, with a few more celebrities bucking conventional wisdom, the president’s “bedfellows” are looking a little less strange. * * * Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic, and editor of HollywoodInToto.com. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at HollywoodInToto.com. The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire. * * * Right now, DailyWire+ annual memberships are fifty percent off during our Black Friday sale. Join now at dailywire.com/blackfriday.

A survey distributed by the government of New Mexico asked high school students whether they identify as “two-spirit” or transgender, drawing concerns from parents.  The 2025 New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey asked middle and high school students deeply personal questions about their sexual preferences, drug use, and whether they had ever had suicidal thoughts. The survey is the result of a partnership between the state’s Public Education Department and the Department of Health, with the stated goal of assessing “risk behaviors” among students.  Some of the questions on both the middle and high school surveys this year raised eyebrows. The survey was flagged by Defending Education, an organization that works to get politics out of the classroom. Parents are allowed to opt their kids out of the survey, but advocates say the questions expose children to mature themes that would be better introduced at home.  On the high school survey, students were asked if they described themselves as “heterosexual (straight),” “gay or lesbian,” “bisexual,” “I describe my sexual identity some other way,” “I am not sure about my sexual identity (questioning),” and “I do not know what this question is asking.”  Another question said, “Some people describe themselves as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary when their sex at birth does not match the way they think or feel about their gender. Do you consider yourself transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary?” “Two-spirit” is a supposed term used by LGBT activists to describe American Indians who identify as both male and female. Though the term seems to imply ancient origins, it was coined by Myra Laramee, an LGBT activist, in 1990. Right now, DailyWire+ annual memberships are fifty percent off during our Black Friday sale. Join now at dailywire.com/blackfriday. Other questions on the topic of sexuality ask the students how old they were when first having sex (with the option starting at age 11 and younger), how many people they have had sex with, if condoms were used during sex, what kind of birth control they used when last having sex with an “opposite sex partner,” and if they have had sex with males or females or both.  Middle schoolers were also asked if they had had sex before and what their sexual orientation was. They were given options of straight, gay, bisexual, or other.  Other questions that raised concerns from parents focused on suicide. Questions on this included if they had ever considered committing suicide and if they had ever made a plan to commit suicide. Erika Sanzi, Defending Education’s senior director of communications, said the questions were very troubling.  “All 11-year-olds should not have to answer questions about their gender identity, sexuality, or suicidal ideation,” Sanzi told The Daily Wire. “As of now, parents can opt out. Perhaps it’s time to make these surveys opt-in instead. There really is no justification for asking asymptomatic children if they’ve ever made a suicide plan — that’s a scary question and it has no place in a school classroom.” The New Mexico Youth Risk and Resilience Survey is linked to the CDC’s Youth Risk Surveillance System. The Trump administration made changes to that system, but a judge blocked those changes. As a result, the administration has a disclaimer posted on the website.  “Per a court order, HHS is required to restore this website to its version as of 12:00 AM on January 29, 2025. Information on this page may be modified and/or removed in the future subject to the terms of the court’s order and implemented consistent with applicable law,” the web notice says. “Any information on this page promoting gender ideology is extremely inaccurate and disconnected from truth.”  “The Trump Administration rejects gender ideology due to the harms and divisiveness it causes. This page does not reflect reality and therefore the Administration and this Department reject it,” the notice adds. New Mexico’s survey is administered every other year, and parents are given an opportunity to opt their kids out. Answers to the questions are supposed to be anonymous, administrators say. If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources.