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Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes announced on Tuesday that he will join the race for governor. Barnes, 39, unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate in 2022, losing a tight contest to Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI). “This moment demands bold leadership for Wisconsin. That’s why I’m running for Governor. Wisconsin, let’s get to work,” Barnes wrote on X. “Seems like the harder you work, the more Washington looks the other way: lower taxes for billionaires, higher prices for working people. Under Trump, the name of the game has been distraction and chaos to avoid accountability,” Barnes said in his campaign announcement video. “It isn’t about left or right, it isn’t about who can yell the loudest. It’s about whether people can afford to live in the state they call home,” he continued. Check it out: This moment demands bold leadership for Wisconsin. That's why I'm running for Governor. Wisconsin, let’s get to work. pic.twitter.com/HIwhqz5MB5 — Mandela Barnes (@TheOtherMandela) December 2, 2025 NBC News has more: Barnes served as Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2023, becoming the first Black person to hold that office in the state. He previously served two terms in the state Assembly, representing a Milwaukee-area district. After narrowly losing to Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., three years ago, Barnes has remained politically active in the state through his political action committee, which aims to boost Democratic candidates across the country who are, according to the group’s website, “young,” “candidates of color,” LGBTQ+” and “working class.” Barnes’ entrance, which had been widely expected, further expands an already broad field of candidates in both parties running to succeed 74-year-old Gov. Tony Evers, who announced in July that he wouldn’t run for a third term. On the Democratic side, the list includes Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, state Sen. Kelda Roys, who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2018, state Rep. Francesca Hong, who identifies as a democratic socialist, and Missy Hughes, the former CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. “In case you forgot why Mandela Barnes is WRONG for Wisconsin, just listen to his own words,” said Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI), a Republican gubernatorial candidate. Footage below: In case you forgot why Mandela Barnes is WRONG for Wisconsin, just listen to his own words. -Embraces socialism-Wants to hike your energy bills-Thinks America’s founding was awful-Hands out benefits to illegal aliens-Wants violent criminals released pic.twitter.com/ZoL3MPO4xD — Tom Tiffany (@TomTiffanyWI) December 2, 2025 The Associated Press shared further: Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a staunch Trump supporter, is the highest profile GOP candidate. He faces a challenge from Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann. Tiffany called Barnes a “dangerous far-left extremist” and said voters “rejected him in 2022, and they will do it again in 2026.” He made a series of posts on the social platform X that he said showed why Barnes’ agenda was wrong for the state. Tiffany noted Barnes’ past support for reduced funding for police, allowing immigrants who are not citizens to get driver’s licenses and pay in-state college tuition, and implementing policies that recognize climate change. Barnes told AP that Tiffany has been nothing but a “rubber stamp” for Trump. “He’s put politics before the people he represents,” Barnes said. ”He has sat idly by as things have become more difficult. And people are tired of political games. They’re tired of the nonsense. They don’t want somebody who’s just going to suck up to the president.” It will be Wisconsin’s highest-profile race next year, as Democrats angle to take control of the state Legislature thanks to redrawn election maps that are friendlier to the party.

The Department of Homeland Security has announced a full suspension of immigration and naturalization from 19 countries. The ban applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen while the restricted access applied to people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan […] The post Immigration & Naturalization from 19 Countries Is Fully Suspended appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

President Trump once again declared on Truth Social that pardons and other measures that former President Biden signed using the autopen are no longer effective in a Tuesday evening Truth Social post. The White House did not say if they would pursue this declaration legally. “Any and all Documents, Proclamations, Executive Orders, Memorandums, or Contracts, […] The post Trump Says Biden Orders Signed by Autopen Are Null & Void, Are They? appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The Biden administration allowed Taliban in with the Afghan refugees using a terrorism exemption. They also allowed those who committed “heinous crimes.” The Bidenistas allowed hundreds of allegedly low-level civil servants in the Taliban government to settle in the United States during the evacuation. The Biden DHS and State Department announced in June, 2022 exemptions […] The post Biden’s Terrorism Exemption: The Taliban Clerks Are Here appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Defense analysts and technologists have noted that the legacy media coverage of drone failures reflects a deeper misunderstanding of how America has historically developed advanced military systems — and why failure-based testing has long been essential to U.S. security. Recent reporting from The Wall Street Journal and Reuters took aim at defense-tech firm Anduril, highlighting test failures ranging from crashed drones to an engine-damaging nail discovered after a ground run of the company’s experimental unmanned jet. The scrutiny comes as Anduril accelerates work on autonomous systems for the Pentagon, including loitering munitions, counter-drone platforms, and a next-generation “Collaborative Combat Aircraft.” According to reporters, the company has encountered issues during Navy exercises, experienced drone failures in Ukraine, and seen fiery mishaps on U.S. test ranges. The tone of the coverage suggests a pattern of dysfunction. But defense experts argue the opposite: the tests reveal a healthy development pipeline operating the way America’s most successful Cold War programs once did. Historical precedent strongly supports that view. In 1957, General Bernard Schriever — the architect of the U.S. ICBM program — watched the Thor missile explode just inches off the launch pad. Several subsequent tests ended in a similar fashion. Yet rather than treating those failures as scandalous, contemporaneous media framed them as inevitable steps in the rapid creation of systems meant to counter the Soviet threat. Thor’s problems directly informed the Minuteman program, which achieved a successful test flight within four years and became one of the most consequential deterrent weapons ever fielded. Other iconic programs followed the same pattern. The CIA’s CORONA spy satellites failed 12 times before returning reconnaissance film that altered the strategic balance of the Cold War. Early Sidewinder missile tests regularly missed targets; a test pilot joked the missile flew off “like a big-assed bird.” Tomahawk cruise missile prototypes repeatedly crashed during demonstrations, prompting the Secretary of Defense to remind reporters that testing exists precisely to expose design flaws. 50% off DailyWire+ annual memberships will not return for another year, so don’t miss this deal! Join now at DailyWire.com/cyberweek. Against that backdrop, observers say today’s intense focus on Anduril’s failed test flights — many of which occurred during intentionally aggressive trial conditions — reflects a shift toward a risk-averse, slow-moving defense culture that critics argue has already delayed major modernization programs. Anduril itself has emphasized that rapid iteration is central to its model, noting that it tests “five days a week, nearly 52 weeks a year,” and that failures are “intentional” opportunities to accelerate learning. Anduril founder Palmer Luckey stated bluntly on X, “We aren’t going to change. We aren’t going to slow down. That is exactly what they want us to do, exactly what our competitors want, and the opposite of what building safe, powerful, cost-effective weapons actually looks like.” We aren't going to change. We aren't going to slow down. That is exactly what they want us to do, exactly what our competitors want, and the opposite of what building safe, powerful, cost-effecfive weapons actually looks like. https://t.co/bQ9J9YgSaZ — Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) December 3, 2025 The larger concern, experts warn, is that media narratives portraying routine developmental setbacks as alarming may inadvertently push the defense sector toward even greater caution, mirroring practices that historically hindered rivals like the Soviet Union. In an era of rising Chinese military capability, they argue, discouraging aggressive testing risks slowing innovation at the precise moment the U.S. can least afford it. From this view, criticizing failure-focused testing doesn’t expose a national security problem — it helps create one.

TENNESSEE SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS ... REPUBLICAN BEATS LUNATIC DEM BY 9 POINTS ... POLITICO: Dems fall short of flipping deep-red House seat in surprisingly competitive Tennessee special election Republican Matt Van Epps won a Tennessee House special election on Tuesday, but Democrat Aftyn Behn significantly cut into GOP margins in the district, continuing a streak of overperformances this year.