As Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg barely showed up at DOT and spent his time looking for racist roads. He wasted $80 million on DEI and climate change, and changed the pronouns but updated nothing. When there were 85 near misses over the Potomac, he again did nothing. Pothole Pete, as he was known in […] The post Sec. Sean Duffy’s Amazing Accomplishments at DOT appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro slammed Kamala Harris, as he has broken his silence about the antisemitic whisper campaign that cost him the vice presidential nomination and Harris’s complicity in his political assassination. The Silence Finally Breaks For months, Josh Shapiro maintained diplomatic silence about being passed over for the vice presidential slot on Kamala Harris’s ticket. The popular Pennsylvania governor, widely considered the strongest potential running mate, watched as Tim Walz got the nod instead. Now, Shapiro has revealed the ugly truth about why his candidacy was torpedoed and Harris’s role in allowing it to happen. The governor’s frustration centers on Harris’s failure to condemn the antisemitic undertones that progressive activists used to disqualify him. While Shapiro never expected special treatment, he did expect basic human decency from someone seeking the nation’s highest office. The Antisemitic Whisper Campaign Exposed Shapiro describes facing a coordinated effort to portray his support for Israel as disqualifying extremism. Progressive groups and social media activists questioned whether a Jewish governor could fairly represent Palestinian interests. The attacks went beyond policy disagreements, suggesting that Shapiro’s faith itself made him unsuitable for national office. Harris’s campaign, rather than defending their potential running mate against religious bigotry, chose to accommodate the very forces spreading these toxic narratives. The vice president’s silence during this character assassination speaks volumes about her leadership priorities and moral compass when political convenience conflicts with doing what’s right. Shapiro rude and arrogant against the former VP isn’t a good look. Also he did little to prove he isn’t a hot head which was the point of the article and he just made it worse. pic.twitter.com/I992NxdalY — sky (@skylikeajedi) December 3, 2025 A Pattern of Political Cowardice This revelation fits a disturbing pattern of Harris bending to whatever political winds blow strongest. During her presidential campaigns, she abandoned moderate positions whenever progressive activists demanded ideological purity. Her treatment of Shapiro suggests she learned nothing about standing up for principles over political expedience. Shapiro’s experience reveals how antisemitism has found new respectability within progressive circles, disguised as legitimate criticism of Israeli policy. When Democrat leaders refuse to call out this bigotry, they enable its spread and normalize discrimination against Jewish Americans in public life. Sources: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro Unleashes on Kamala Harris: She Never Said a Word About Biden’s Decline – The Yeshiva World

Tupac Shakur built his path in music from an early connection to the arts that eventually led him from performing as a backup dancer and roadie to stepping into the spotlight as a rapper whose voice reached across the country. His earliest recognition came through Digital Underground, where he first appeared on the track “Same Song,” which opened the door to a solo career that would develop at remarkable speed. That opportunity set the stage for the release of his debut album, 2Pacalypse Now, which arrived in 1991 and introduced listeners to his focus on social issues, political frustration, and the The post Complete List Of Tupac Songs From A to Z appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

By the author of The Ultimate Guide to Frugal Living and What to Eat When You’re Broke When my kids were younger, I didn’t really do the Santa Claus thing. Money was so tight that there was no way I was giving that dude in the red suit any of the credit for the gifts under the tree.  We generally did a small exchange, and I always gave them a budget for selecting things for their wishlists, as I explained in this article about managing holiday expectations. But then I found out that there really was a Santa. One year was particularly fraught with financial difficulty. I’d recently bought a house, and money was even tighter than usual, what with intermittent layoffs at work. It was the same year I’d been in a custody battle, so you can imagine the expenses that had piled up with a legal case. The local women’s shelter had contributed some legal assistance to my case, so they knew our circumstances were rather dire. It was about a week before Christmas when the doorbell rang. My daughters were about 6 and 11 this year, and the gifts under the tree were sparse. I opened the door, and there were two people from the women’s shelter wearing elf hats. They handed me a big black trash bag of wrapped gifts with each of the girls’ names on them. There were even some gifts for me and a hundred-dollar gift card to a local grocery store. I hadn’t expected to get a single thing that year aside from some sticky popsicle-stick-and-glitter crafts, and I sat down on my bottom step and sobbed while my girls danced around, ecstatic at the early delivery. To this day, incidentally, I still have a pretty little tchotchke that I received in that bag as a gift from a stranger. Every time I look at it, it reminds me that there are a lot of very good people in this world. That was the first year I really understood “Santa” as a concept, not just a stranger with a beard my kids wanted to visit at the local mall. And I was determined that my daughters would understand it, too. Giving had always been part of my frugality strategy. Even when times were hard, each visit to the grocery store included giving as well as getting. Each of my daughters got to choose one thing – either a box of pasta or a can of marinara sauce. Together, I told them, those two things will make a hot meal for somebody who really needs it. I wanted them to understand how much they were helping. My daughters took exquisite care to choose, in their eyes, the perfect $1 can of pasta sauce, whether it was basil-and-chunky-tomato or garlic-and-oregano. Then they contemplated whether ziti, spaghetti, or fusilli would complement the chosen sauce the best. After I paid for it, they carefully placed their offerings into the food bank bin at the exit of the store. After we were given so many gifts during such a difficult time, the next year, I reminded the girls of what had happened with the gifts we’d been given. As we were making our budget, I asked them how much we should put aside for being Santa for someone else. We decided on $20. But then, I was completely taken by surprise when they came back to me later, after a heart-to-heart discussion with one another, and asked me to take $20 from each of their own budgets to add to the Santa budget. Initially, I’d planned on just picking one item off the Angel Tree at the school and using $20 to purchase it. But with a budget of $60, I knew that we could do far more. We went to the person managing the school giving tree and asked if there were two children in the same family. We were given two girls to buy for. We took our $60 and purchased the two modest items that the children had asked for, and then we took the rest of the money to fill stockings for these girls. We got things at Walmart, and the dollar store, and we filled two stockings right to the brim with candy, hair accessories, lip balm, and jelly bracelets. My daughters were as excited about choosing things for these girls they didn’t know as they would’ve been about getting the items for themselves. I know that sounds like I’m exaggerating, but I’ll never forget how carefully they shopped and how seriously they put their heads together and discussed each choice. I explained that even if they saw the girls at their school wearing the items we had selected, they must never let on like they were the ones who had given the gifts. First of all, it’s not Santa-like if people know. Secondly, I reinforced to them that sometimes people are embarrassed when they need a hand, and we wanted people to feel good, not bad. And this was just the beginning of our double life as Santa. Things got better for our family financially, as they do. I had a good job at an automotive service department. We had a nice place to live, a reliable car, full tummies, and warm clothes. When I was put in charge of the department Christmas party at work, including the secret Santa exchange, I knew that I had an opportunity to REALLY make a difference. I called a quick meeting over a pizza lunch and asked the guys: do you want to do a gift exchange of stuff you probably don’t really want, or…what about adopting a local family in need? Much to my delight, the guys I worked with were in for about $20 each. I contacted the proper agency, got matched with a family, and brought in the family’s wishlist along with a list of family member’s sizes and ages. I tacked it to the wall in the breakroom and asked the guys to mark off what they were going to get and bring it in by a designated date. Several of them went out and went crazy. One guy bought each kid a snowsuit in the appropriate size. Another guy’s wife bought giant teddy bears for each child. I brought in gifts for the parents because I remembered how much it had meant to me to receive a pretty little gift. But as the deadline drew near, a lot of gifts remained to be bought. We had another meeting and decided to put out a jar for the people who had not yet bought gifts to put some money into. I gave them a deadline so that my daughters and I would have time to go out and buy the rest of the presents. Then we went shopping. While we’d only agreed to spend $20 each in our meeting, the men I worked with put in far more. The jar was overflowing by the deadline time and we had hundreds of dollars to spend Christmas shopping for this family we had never met. I explained our mission to my daughters, and each of them donated some of their own holiday gift budget again, without hesitation. We set off early on Saturday morning, cash in hand, to create the Christmas of this family’s dreams. We bought every item on the list and added pretty gift wrap, tape, and scissors. We still had money left so we got cozy gloves for each family member, including mom and dad.  (And of course, the kids’ gloves matched their new snowsuits.) We had budgeted $100 for a grocery gift card, but had around $300 left. Thinking back to times when I’d been broke, I split the remaining money up into multiple $50 gift cards so that they could divide their purchases over the weeks to come. I added some canned and boxed goods from my own home pantry. We brought everything into the house and checked off the list to make sure we hadn’t forgotten anything. Then, we carefully boxed it up (everything had to be unwrapped – the wrapping paper was for the parents to use), and we wrote out a Christmas card for the family. Each of my daughters added a little note wishing them a wonderful holiday. On Monday, I was going to work late so I could deliver the boxes to the office responsible for handing out the gifts. The girls were so excited that I called the school to let them know my daughters would be late that day. They came with me to drop off the presents, and it was an incredibly gratifying experience to watch how happy they were to be giving, not getting. May your children be givers. I think that these experiences combined to create givers – my daughters have always been incredibly generous. And we’ve always made purchases for people who might otherwise go without gifts. Sometimes, we’re lucky enough to do this together. Sometimes, we do it separately due to geography. But giving is a family tradition that I cherish, whether we are near or far. We have benefitted from the kindness and generosity of others, and we’ll never forget it. May you have a beautiful holiday season filled with love, generosity, and kindness. What about you? Have you ever been the recipient of a generous holiday surprise? Have you ever been the one giving the surprise? Please share your stories in the comments section. About Daisy Daisy Luther is a coffee-swigging, adventure-seeking, globe-trotting blogger. She is the founder and publisher of three websites.  1) The Organic Prepper, which is about current events, preparedness, self-reliance, and the pursuit of liberty; 2)  The Frugalite, a website with thrifty tips and solutions to help people get a handle on their personal finances without feeling deprived; and 3) PreppersDailyNews.com, an aggregate site where you can find links to all the most important news for those who wish to be prepared. Her work is widely republished across alternative media and she has appeared in many interviews. Daisy is the best-selling author of 5 traditionally published books, 12 self-published books, and runs a small digital publishing company with PDF guides, printables, and courses at SelfRelianceand Survival.com You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Gab, MeWe, Parler, Instagram, and Twitter. The post How Christmas Giving Can Create Generous Children appeared first on The Organic Prepper.

As Americans adapt to new regulations requiring Real ID to board flights, critics assert that these documents are more than upgraded driver’s licenses; they are the latest component in the creation of national biometric databases and surveillance systems. “Most people look at the card and they say, ‘This is just a driver’s license with a star,’ but that’s not true,” Twila Brase, president of Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom, told The Daily Signal. “It is a federal ID masquerading as a state driver’s license.” Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., posted on X in April that “Real ID is a national standard and database of IDs that is primarily a tool for control of Americans.” Originally passed in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 al-Qaeda terrorist attacks, the 2005 Real ID Act states that Real IDs are required for boarding commercial flights, entering federal buildings, “and any other purposes that the Secretary [of Homeland Security] shall determine.” The collected data for Real ID, which could include photographs, passports, social security numbers, and birth certificates, must be digitized and retained in databases that are accessible by all other states. On May 6, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated that more than 80% of Americans had already complied with Real ID, and that airline passengers who did not have Real ID or U.S. passports would be subjected to extra security steps—and potentially fees as well. Real ID advocates say it is necessary to fight terrorism and illegal voting, but critics dispute this. Former Rep. Ron Paul wrote in April that “REAL ID does nothing to protect the American people’s safety. It does, though, do much to endanger their liberty. REAL ID could even be the final piece of the transformation of America into a total surveillance society where government monitors, and thus controls, our actions.” Paul added that the DHS secretary could require new biometrics in the future, including retina scans, fingerprints, and DNA.   On Oct. 27, Homeland Security mandated those biometrics plus palm prints and voice scans for immigration applications to “help DHS transition towards a biometric based system for identity verification and management.” The U.S. Transportation Security Administration routinely captures facial images of airline passengers. As of October, Americans traveling to Europe now undergo digital facial imaging and fingerprinting upon entry, and non-U.S. citizens traveling to the United States will do likewise starting Dec. 26. “The government has claimed a right to collect and catalog the coordinates of your body for its control and surveillance,” Brase said. Previously, governments would have struggled to process such a deluge of data on their citizens. But Oracle Corporation co-founder Larry Ellison told the World Governments Summit in February that AI models enable unprecedented sifting and analysis of data, provided that governments collect it. “The first thing a country needs to do is to unify all of their data so it can be consumed and used by the AI model,” Ellison stated. Companies involved in building the data collection infrastructure include Idemia, a biometric-based security systems company based in France, which states that it currently serves 600 government agencies. The company has installed its SMART-E kiosks, which collect biometric data including fingerprints and 180-degree facial scans, in Pennsylvania and Colorado, with plans to expand to 10 U.S. states in 2026.  When the Real ID Act became law, 25 states refused to comply. Homeland Security responded this by barring Americans from boarding flights without compliant ID, while providing grants to state motor vehicle departments to encourage compliance. “It’s a novel way of commandeering the states,” Scott St. John, an attorney who wrote an analysis of Real ID policy, told The Daily Signal. “Rather than holding a gun to the head of the state, it’s holding a gun to the state’s populace,” he said. “That is novel, but it’s no less a gun to the head.” The next phase, analysts say, will likely be digital IDs, which are currently voluntary in the United States but mandatory in countries like the U.K. and China, and which could also allow for tracking via cell towers. “You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID,” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared in October, sparking scattered protests. In July, China passed a National Network Identity Authentication law requiring digital ID for internet use. Twenty U.S. states now allow digital ID, and companies like Apple feature digital IDs on phones and watches. Currently, 10 states— Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Montana, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa and South Dakota—are considering legislation to cancel Real ID or provide noncompliant alternatives. In May, Michigan State Rep. James DeSana introduced a bill to end that state’s participation in the Real ID program. “My belief in less government carries through into keeping the government from intruding into into your life when it’s not necessary,” DeSana told The Daily Signal. Oklahoma State Sen. Kendal Sacchieri will sponsor a bill this year to allow residents to get a noncompliant state ID. “We’re adopting the federal Real ID, but we’re still going to allow an opt-out option for our citizens,” Sacchieri told The Daily Signal. “We’ve been getting tons of emails from our constituents that they don’t want this [Real ID] anymore.” We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Real ID the Latest Step Toward a ‘Total Surveillance Society,’ Critics Say appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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