As Columbia University’s president‚ Egyptian-born Nemat ‘Minouche’ Shafik‚ insisted Wednesday that the Ivy League school was doing all it could to crackdown on rising anti-Semitism‚ the campus remains filled with a slew of mostly Muslim professors who have a history of spewing controversial anti-Israel/anti-Jewish remarks. NY Post (h/t Nita) Ranging from a politics professor who […]

According to CNN‚ former Attorney General Bill Barr will vote for the Republican ticket‚ including Donald Trump. Barr did his best to destroy the former president and gave some vile testimony to the J6 witch hunt committee. He provided testimony that hurt fellow Republicans during illicit committee meetings‚ which destroyed Barr’s credibility‚ however much of […] The post Bill Barr Confirms Who He’s Voting for in November appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The House voted to fund Ukraine and Israel and demand TikTok be sold. The border will remain wide open while Biden leads us toward World War III and our enemies enter illegally along with cartels‚ and lunatics. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants Speaker Johnson vacated. She has two supporters‚ but some Republicans threaten to leave Congress […] The post House: $$$ for Ukraine &; Israel‚ Cancel TikTok‚ Border Remains Open appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The Republican National Committee and the presidential campaign for former President Donald Trump announced on Friday a plan to mobilize over 100‚000 “election integrity” volunteers and lawyers across expected battleground states for the 2024 election. The plan will include having people to monitor both polling voting sites and ballot tabulation centers in what the RNC called the “most extensive and monumental election integrity program in the nation’s history.” An “Election Integrity Hotline” will be set up in each battleground state where lawyers will monitor questions or concerns from those monitoring the voting. States typically included as battlegrounds include Arizona‚ Georgia‚ Michigan‚ Wisconsin‚ Pennsylvania‚ North Carolina‚ and Nevada.  “Every ballot. Every precinct. Every processing center. Every county. Every battleground state. We will be there‚” said RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump. “The RNC is hiring hundreds of election integrity staff across the map – more than ever before because our Party will be recruiting thousands of more observers to protect the vote in 2024. These campaign officials in states are tasked with recruiting‚ training‚ and when possible‚ shifting poll watchers and poll workers day in and day out.” The efforts were backed by Trump‚ who has frequently raised questions about the results of the 2020 election.  “Having the right people to count the ballots is just as important as turning out voters on Election Day‚” Trump said. “Republicans are now working together to protect the vote and ensure a big win on November 5th&;#33;” The RNC said that it would have five primary focuses for observation and potential litigation including voting machine testing‚ early voting‚ election day voting‚ mail ballot processing‚ and post-election audits and recounts.  “Election integrity is the foundation of our democracy‚” said RNC Chair Michael Whatley. “Through this unprecedented program‚ we are mobilizing lawyers and volunteers who are committed to preserving the sanctity of our elections.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The plan has already drawn criticism from Democrats who claim that the Republicans are trying to suppress the vote.  “I think they are going to have a massive voter suppression operation and it is going to involve very‚ very large numbers of people and very‚ very large numbers of lawyers‚” Democrat election lawyer Marc Elias told NBC. “I think we need to take the RNC literally and seriously — except on their numbers.” In recent weeks‚ the RNC has filed numerous election-related lawsuits in states like Michigan and Nevada‚ which are both expected to be crucial for deciding the presidential election. Currently‚ the RealClearPolitics polling average shows Trump with a 0.4-point lead over President Joe Biden.

Republicans in the House and Senate are pushing to defund NPR after a now-former editor wrote an essay exposing the liberal bias of the outlet and reports broke on leftist comments made by CEO Katherine Maher.  Following Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s (R-TN) introduction of a bill last week to pull government funding from NPR‚ Republican Reps. Jim Banks (IN)‚ Claudia Tenney (NY)‚ and Bob Good (VA) all introduced their own legislation to end funding for the outlet. Banks introduced his measure on Friday‚ taking aim at Maher and calling NPR “low grade propaganda.” “NPR’s new CEO is a radical‚ left-wing activist who doesn’t believe in free speech or objective journalism‚” Banks said in a statement. “Hoosiers shouldn’t be writing her paychecks. Katherine Maher isn’t qualified to teach an introductory journalism class‚ much less capable of responsibly spending millions of American tax dollars.” Recently‚ clips of Maher posted by journalist Chris Rufo show Maher saying that the “number one challenge” for her in fighting so-called disinformation was the First Amendment‚ which she called a “fairly robust protection of rights.” She also claimed that former President Donald Trump was a racist and posted about her desire to go on a road trip with Vice President Kamala Harris eating “nuts and baklava.” Tenney‚ who introduced the “Defund NPR Act of 2024” said that the outlet had become a “partisan propaganda machine.”  “As a former newspaper owner and publisher‚ I understand the importance of non-partisan‚ balanced media coverage‚ and have seen first-hand the left-wing bias in our news media‚” she said. “NPR is using American taxpayer dollars to manipulate the news and lie to the American people on behalf of a political agenda. It’s past time the American people stop footing the bill for NPR‚ and the partisan‚ left-wing activists that control it.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Good introduced similar legislation alongside eight co-sponsors‚ saying that it was “egregious” for taxpayers to be backing partisan news coverage.  The lawmakers’ push comes after now-former senior business editor Uri Berliner wrote an essay in the Free Press saying that the network had lost the trust of Americans because of its coverage of things like gender ideology and refusal to cover the Hunter Biden laptop story in the lead up to the 2020 election.  Berliner‚ who resigned days after the essay was published‚ said that NPR lacked serious viewpoint diversity.  “It’s frictionless — one story after another about instances of supposed racism‚ transphobia‚ signs of the climate apocalypse‚ Israel doing something bad‚ and the dire threat of Republican policies‚” he wrote.

The Israeli airstrike on Iran this week damaged a critical part of an air defense system at a military base that the Iranians use to protect the country’s key nuclear facilities‚ according to satellite imagery. Images analyzed by experts found that the attack on the Eighth Shekari Air Base destroyed the “flap-lid” radar that the Russian-made S-300 air defense system uses to locate and track incoming enemy targets‚ The New York Times reported. Iranian officials confirmed to the Times that the missiles struck the air defense system that is used to defend the area around Natanz‚ where Iran has its primary nuclear enrichment facility‚ and Isfahan‚ which is home to the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center (INTC)‚ the country’s largest nuclear research complex that employs 3‚000 scientists‚ according to the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Western intelligence officials said that the Israelis fired one missile from a warplane “far from Israeli or Iranian airspace” that “included technology that enabled it to evade Iran’s radar defenses.” The Iranians told the Times that the country’s air defense system‚ which they admitted was hit‚ was never activated because it did not detect any incoming projectiles. Former U.S. government imagery analyst Chris Biggers posted a photo of the satellite imagery that showed evidence that the S-300 system had been damaged. Umbra synthetic aperture radar imagery acquired 0648Z 19APR2024 showed evidence of damage to the Iranian S-300PMU2 strategic surface-to-air missile battery in Isfahan since 15APR2024. A probable damaged 30N6E target engagement radar was visible in imagery still on the radar… pic.twitter.com/eqMFTanPOH — Chris Biggers (@CSBiggers) April 19‚ 2024 It also appears as though Israel deployed aerial drones that were launched from inside Iran‚ according to five intelligence officials from the West and Iran. It is not clear what damage the drones caused or what their target was. Analysts say that the message that Israel sent to Iran was decisive: that it could strike whenever and wherever it wanted inside the country and the Iranians would not see it coming. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The strike came in response to Iran launching an unprecedented attack on Israel last week that included more than 300 missiles and drones. Despite the scale of the attack‚ 99% of the projectiles were successfully intercepted and the several that did land inside Israel effectively created little more than some giant potholes at a runway in an Israeli air base.

Blake Shelton gained an instant family when he married Gwen Stefani‚ and he admitted that if he could do it all again‚ he would. In fact‚ he wishes he could. The country music singer married the pop princess in 2021‚ after dating for about six years. When he said‚ “I do‚” he also promised his life to her sons‚ Kingston‚ 17‚ Zuma‚ 15‚ and Apollo‚ 10‚ whom she shares with her ex-husband‚ Gavin Rossdale. As one would expect‚ becoming a stepfather was a major responsibility‚ but he gladly accepted it. Blake once shared that he never shied away from dating a woman with three children because his own father happily gained a stepson when he married Blake’s mom. “I learned quickly‚ not because anything happened‚ but just‚ you know‚ reading the room‚ you’ve really got [to think]‚ ‘I have to take a step back‚'” Shelton explained to ET. “When people say it’s not about you anymore when you have a kid… I think‚ if you’re doing it right‚ it’s not about you anymore. That’s true.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) Blake Shelton Is Already Feeling Bittersweet Over Becoming An Empty Nester Blake said that his new role has “changed” him “in every possible way‚” and he believes those changes all made him a better and happier person. And one of his favorite parts of being a bonus dad has been teaching the boys about his passions. “I get to teach them the country‚ you know‚ and I love that. Whether it’s music‚ whether it’s literally getting out‚ getting their hands in the dirt‚ or being out on the ranch‚ seeing the animals‚ whatever‚ you know&;#63; I absolutely love being the person that gets to introduce them to that stuff‚” he gushed. Blake Shelton has known his stepsons for the majority of their lives‚ but when he officially became their stepfather‚ two of his stepsons were already teens. So‚ he’s preparing to send them into the world. The country crooner is already feeling bittersweet about an empty nest. “If I could have a repeat of these past 10 years‚ [that] would be perfect‚” he added. “Next month‚ we’ve got an 18-year-old‚ which it blows my mind that already happened. And in a couple of years‚ we’ll have another 18-year-old. And that’s… it’s gonna be I guess a lot more alone time‚ which I’m not mad about that either.”  However‚ Blake knows he still has plenty of time with his youngest. “But we still have Apollo‚ so we have another almost 10 years before we can kick him out‚” he laughed. “So it should be a lot of fun.” This story’s featured image is by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images. The post Blake Shelton Shares How Being A Stepfather To Gwen Stefani’s Sons Has “Changed” Him “In Every Possible Way” appeared first on InspireMore.