Defense Secretary General Austin is out of the hospital and back on the job. He immediately contradicted a Russian report of Western weapons hitting the black market. Even though an audit showed that a billion dollars in U.S. military equipment sent to Ukraine is unaccounted for‚ he said there is no “credible evidence” of misuse […] The post About Those Weapons to Ukraine Sold on the Dark Net – True or False? appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

As Joe Biden spoke to the UAW‚ today‚ he admitted he is changing the economy of the United States. He is saying that we are becoming socialists. Biden falsely claims that the socialist economy somehow gives everyone a fair shot when in fact‚ it does quite the opposite. It makes everyone poor. Socialism is the […] The post As UAW Cheers‚ Biden Admits He Is Changing the US Economy to Collectivism appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The FBI broke the law when agents searched hundreds of safe deposit boxes without warrants in 2021‚ a federal appeals court ruled. The court compared the FBI’s tactics to the kind of indiscriminate searches that led to the enactment of the Bill of Rights in the first place‚ reports The Intercept. In March 2021‚ the […] The post FBI Broke the Law in Warrantless Seizure of Safe Deposit Boxes appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The Sentinel posted the clip below earlier in the week. An independent journalist‚ 1st Responders Media‚ taped a Middle Eastern illegal alien as he asked him where he was from. The man became verbally aggressive‚ given the question. Newsmax host Carl Higbie says he’s likely a convicted terrorist‚ and law enforcement can’t find him. Illegal […] The post Possible Convicted Terrorist Threatened a Journalist at the Border appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a defiant statement on Wednesday pushing back against President Joe Biden’s attempts to stop Texas from securing its borders against the millions of illegal aliens pouring into the state thanks to Biden’s reckless border policies. Abbott’s statement comes after the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration earlier this week‚ ruling that it could remove or cut through razor wire the state has deployed to stop illegal aliens from crossing the Rio Grande into the state. “President Biden has violated his oath to faithfully execute immigration laws enacted by Congress‚” Abbott said. “Instead of prosecuting immigrants for the federal crime of illegal entry‚ President Biden has sent his lawyers into federal courts to sue Texas for taking action to secure the border.” “President Biden has instructed his agencies to ignore federal statutes that mandate the detention of illegal immigrants. The effect is to illegally allow their en masse parole into the United States‚” he continued‚ adding: “By wasting taxpayer dollars to tear open Texas’s border security infrastructure‚ President Biden has enticed illegal immigrants away from the 28 legal entry points along this State’s southern border—bridges where nobody drowns—and into the dangerous waters of the Rio Grande.” The governor noted that more than 6 million illegal aliens have entered Texas through its southern border under the Biden administration‚ a number greater than the population of 30 U.S. states. Abbott continued: James Madison‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ and the other visionaries who wrote the U.S. Constitution foresaw that States should not be left to the mercy of a lawless president who does nothing to stop external threats like cartels smuggling millions of illegal immigrants across the border. That is why the Framers included both Article IV‚ § 4‚ which promises that the federal government “shall protect each [State] against invasion‚[“] and Article I‚ § 10‚ Clause 3‚ which acknowledges “the States’ sovereign interest in protecting their borders.” Arizona v. United States‚ 567 U.S. 387‚ 419 (2012) (Scalia‚ J.‚ dissenting). Abbott said that Biden’s failures to secure the border “imposed by Article IV‚ § 4 has triggered Article I‚ § 10‚ Clause 3‚ which reserves to this State the right of self-defense.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “For these reasons‚ I have already declared an invasion under Article I‚ § 10‚ Clause 3 to invoke Texas’s constitutional authority to defend and protect itself‚” he concluded. “That authority is the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary. The Texas National Guard‚ the Texas Department of Public Safety‚ and other Texas personnel are acting on that authority‚ as well as state law‚ to secure the Texas border.”

The Republican Party is currently a party that is angry —  and I think they are justifiably angry on a number of scores. One of the things the Republican Party is angry about is hearing about racial divisions. They’ve been lectured since Barack Obama ran for president in 2007 that America was coming close to racial unity‚ only to have that ripped away from them and watch as everybody retreated back into tribalistic corners. That is how we wound up with Critical Race Theory‚ DEI‚ and “equity” from the Biden administration. So when Republicans hear from any members of the Republican Party how America is a place that was replete with discrimination even 20 or 30 years ago‚ they tend to think‚ “I’m not sure the person who’s saying that is the person I want fighting this fight today.” Not that people are lying about their experiences of 20 or 30 years ago‚ but if you point out your experience of 20 or 30 years ago‚ does that make you the person who is best suited to fight against the culture today? WATCH: The Ben Shapiro Show The reason this is coming up is because there’s a clip of Nikki Haley that went viral just before the primaries in which she is talking about her childhood. What she said was not wildly controversial‚ except that it is very much at odds with the attitude of many members of the Republican base‚ which is to say: Are you going to stand up against the predations of the DEI‚ CRT culture? Are you going to stand up against the idea that America is a place of racial division with sufficient alacrity? Or are you going to try to play a little bit of identity politics for gain? During a recent interview‚ Haley said: We were the only Indian family in our small southern town. I was teased every day for being brown. So‚ anyone that wants to question it can go back and look at what I’ve said on how hard it was to grow up in the Deep South as a brown girl. … What I will tell you is saying that I had black friends is a source of pride; saying that I had white friends as a source of pride. If you want to know what it was like growing up‚ I was disqualified from a beauty pageant because I wasn’t white or black because they didn’t know where to put me. So look‚ I know the hardships‚ the pain that come with racism. It’s the reason that I fight bullies every day when it comes to racism‚ anti-Semitism‚ or hate. And I always will. "I was teased every day for being brown" Nikki Hayley complains about growing up in the America south. pic.twitter.com/Tm5owe5zFx — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) January 21‚ 2024 That went viral on the Right because the question is‚ was she saying that to pander to legacy media or was she doing what Tim Scott did during the campaign where he acknowledged how far we’ve come now. I’ve suffered from racism. I know what that’s like. But America is a place of opportunity. To pretend that America today is what America was yesterday is foolish. Or was Haley’s message an “I’m a diverse candidate; vote for me” kind of play? I think a lot of Republicans took away the latter message from clips like that one‚ and it obviously did not help her. I think that was combined with a lot of people who are very pro-Trump and very angry anybody would deign to run against him. Whatever the reason‚ it didn’t end up well for Haley in New Hampshire overall. However‚ she says she is not going to drop out of the race just yet. Yesterday‚ she said she was not going to talk political obituaries: “We’re going to go and fight until the very last poll closes. And then we’re headed to my sweet state of South Carolina and we’re going to make the case in it.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP It’s a couple of weeks until South Carolina‚ and I think that Haley is going to stay in all the way until South Carolina. I’m not sure exactly why she would. Maybe she wants to rack up some delegates in case there’s an act of God and something happens to Trump‚ and they go to the convention and she says‚ “I’m the person with the second-most delegates‚” and makes her case there. Maybe she wants to trade her delegates for some sort of slot in the administration. But here’s the reality: The primaries are over. They’ve been over since Iowa. Everything else is merely a waste of time and effort. If you’re a Democrat‚ you feel like the trap may have just snapped closed on your opponents. Now that Trump is the nominee‚ you’re starting to see polls emerging in the swing states — a poll from Pennsylvania with Trump down eight to Joe Biden.  All of a sudden‚ they’re saying‚ “Oh‚ look at that. He’s losing in the swing states.” Watch for that move from the legacy media. But it is far too early to tell who’s going to win or lose this election. Period.

First lady Jill Biden is bringing Kate Cox‚ a woman who left Texas to get an abortion‚ as her guest to the State of the Union address in March. Cox made headlines last month when she was denied an abortion in Texas for her unborn baby with a fetal anomaly and so left to obtain the abortion out of state. The White House announced the invitation on Wednesday. “On Sunday‚ the President and the First Lady spoke to Kate Cox‚ who was forced to go to court to seek permission for the care she needed for a nonviable pregnancy that threatened her life. They thanked her for her courage in sharing her story and speaking out about the impact of the extreme abortion ban in Texas‚” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. “The first lady invited Kate to join her as a guest at the State of the Union and Kate accepted‚ so those are ways that you’re going to hear the president lift up those very personal stories‚” the press secretary said. In December‚ the Texas Supreme Court decided against Cox‚ 31‚ ruling that she was not entitled to a medical exception abortion under the state’s abortion ban. Cox’s legal team had argued that her unborn baby had a fatal fetal condition and that continuing the pregnancy threatened Cox’s future fertility. Cox‚ who has two other children‚ was more than 20 weeks pregnant with a baby who had a condition called trisomy 18‚ which involves having an extra chromosome 18 and can cause abnormalities like heart defects. About 95% of trisomy 18 pregnancies result in a miscarriage. However‚ some babies do survive past birth and can live into their toddler years‚ teen years‚ or even longer. A woman believed to be one of the oldest people with the condition lived to 40. Texas law allows for abortions only when a pregnancy seriously threatens the life of the woman or carries “a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function.” The state Supreme Court wrote in its ruling that Cox’s doctor “asked a court to pre-authorize the abortion yet she could not‚ or at least did not‚ attest to the court that Ms. Cox’s condition poses the risks the exception requires.” Cox’s attorneys argued that she needed a dilation and evacuation (D&;E) abortion because going through vaginal labor would risk uterine rupture due to her two previous C-sections. Another C-section birth would make future pregnancies higher risk and potentially damage her fertility‚ Cox’s doctors told her‚ according to court documents. Cox had also been to the emergency room several times during her pregnancy for symptoms including cramping and discharge. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “No one disputes that Ms. Cox’s pregnancy has been extremely complicated. Any parents would be devastated to learn of their unborn (fatal condition) diagnosis. Some difficulties in pregnancy‚ however‚ even serious ones‚ do not pose the heightened risks to the mother the exception encompasses‚” the Texas Supreme Court wrote in its ruling. The court also called on the Texas Medical Board to provide further guidance on the state’s abortion ban. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton‚ a Republican‚ previously warned that doctors or hospitals who performed Cox’s abortion could face criminal prosecution. The attorney general’s office argued in a court filing that Cox was only seeking the abortion because of her child’s diagnosis. “Future criminal and civil proceedings cannot restore the life that is lost if Plaintiffs or their agents proceed to perform and procure an abortion in violation of Texas law‚” the filing stated. The Biden administration and his reelection campaign have placed abortion front and center as the election cycle heats up. On Sunday‚ the Biden campaign debuted a new ad titled “Forced‚” which features another Texas woman who obtained an abortion out of state. Dr. Austin Dennard‚ a Dallas OBGYN and mother of three‚ left Texas to obtain an abortion for her unborn baby with anencephaly‚ a condition where a baby is born without parts of the brain and skull. Dennard is one of several women suing Texas to clarify the “medical emergency” exception to the state’s abortion ban. In her court testimony‚ Dennard acknowledged that her pregnancy had not made her “critically ill.” “I was not hemorrhaging‚ I was not septic. I was pregnant with a lethal anomaly‚ and I did not believe that I would be able to receive an abortion in my state at that time for the sole purpose of my lethal anomaly‚” Dennard said. The Biden campaign’s new ad also attempted to tie former President Donald Trump to state abortion bans.

Kansas City and Buffalo fans rallied together to raise more than $250‚000 as of Wednesday — for a cat rescue charity supported by Bills kicker Tyler Bass — after he missed a field goal in the last minutes of the game that resulted in the Chiefs 27-24 victory. Bass ended up deleting his social media after he said he received death threats following the Bills loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game on Sunday‚ when his 44 yard field goal attempt to tie the game in the fourth quarter went wide right‚ Buffalo News reported. A New York no-kill‚ non-profit cat adoption agency called Ten Lives Club— that Bass has supported as the face of a previous ad campaign — took to social media on Monday and asked fans to show their support for the Bills kicker‚ who wears No. 2 jersey‚ by donating $22‚ CNN noted.  “WE STAND WITH TYLER BASS. DON’T BULLY OUR FRIEND‚” a post on Facebook and Instagram read. “We just heard the terrible news that Tyler Bass is receiving threats after yesterday’s game and our phones are ringing off the hook from people who want to donate $22 to Ten Lives Club in Tyler’s name.” Donations surpass $260‚000 to Ten Lives Club cat adoption group for Bills kicker Tyler Bass https://t.co/ohqrLSygl0 — The Buffalo News (@TheBuffaloNews) January 24‚ 2024 “Tyler doesn’t deserve any of the hate he’s receiving‚” the post added. “He’s an excellent football player and an even better person who took the time to help our organization and rescue cats last year. Leave our friend alone.” Football fans began donating to the pet agency and reacted to the post making it clear that whether they were Chiefs or Bills fans‚ they had nothing but love for Bass. “Donated! I’m a Chiefs fan (and a cat person)‚ and Tyler doesn’t deserve the guff he’s getting at all‚” one person wrote. “So sorry to hear about people being awful! Much love from Chiefs Kingdom.” Another added‚ “Donating in honor of Tyler. I’m a Chiefs fan‚ but I’m also the mom of a kicker and married to a football coach. No individual person‚ quarterback‚ kicker‚ or any other position wins or loses a game alone‚ and nobody deserves the blame the way he’s getting.” While a third shared‚ “True Bills Mafia (and friends ) will always circle the wagons around our own. Stop bullying our friend! Donated because Tyler Bass is fantastic and we love cats! One person doesn’t win or lose a game. Tyler hang in there — we Billieve in you!!!” The cat rescue agency — founded in 2001 — said the response has been overwhelming‚ after receiving the massive amount of pledged donations in support of the Buffalo kicker. “Donations are coming in from all kinds of football fans – Chiefs‚ Steelers‚ even Dolphins fans‚” club PR manager Kimberly LaRussa told CNN.

Despite warnings from university administrators that such speech and demonstrations would not be permitted‚ an unauthorized pro-Hamas protest erupted on Columbia University’s campus on Wednesday. Israeli Columbia professor Shai Davidai — who has previously sounded the alarm regarding openly anti-Semitic activity at the prestigious school — shared some details about the event in a thread posted to X‚ noting that the university still appeared reluctant to take even the smallest steps to put a stop to it. “An UNAUTHORIZED pro-Hamas protest‚” Davidai began. “By refusing to hold the organizers accountable‚ Columbia is sending a big f*** you to every Jewish and Israeli student‚ faculty‚ or staff. The President of Columbia needs to be held accountable.” Everything is so egregious‚ I don't even know where to begin. So let's start with this: Here is one of the main organizers‚ riling up the crowd by telling them that there is nothing more honorable than dying for a noble cause. Where have I heard that one before? pic.twitter.com/fGlgbMRWVA — Shai Davidai (@ShaiDavidai) January 24‚ 2024 He then shared the first of several videos‚ which featured a speaker who told the crowd that there was “nothing more honorable than dying for a noble cause.” “Where have I heard that one before?” he asked. The next video featured a chant calling for the genocide of all Jews and the elimination of Israel as a Jewish state. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “From the river to the sea‚ Palestine will be Arab‚” he quotes the speaker as saying. “According to this person‚ my 93 year old Jewish grandmother and 4 year old Jewish niece do not have a right to exist in Israel. So much for ‘peaceful’ protests.” Here's a third organizer at @Columbia‚ calling for an armed resistance in NYC! Remember: during the 5 years of the 2nd Intifada in Israel‚ there were 144 suicide bombing. Almost 700 Israeli civilians were murdered. How is it OK to call for killing civilians in the U.S? pic.twitter.com/5QGKnRbbJf — Shai Davidai (@ShaiDavidai) January 24‚ 2024 A third organizer riled the crowd further‚ calling for “armed resistance.” ”How is it OK to call for killing civilians in the U.S.?” Davidai asked. Remember: EVERYTHING you just saw is against @Columbia's rules. 6 weeks ago‚ the President of @Columbia said that speech like this "will not be tolerated." Well‚ guess what? Not only does she fucking tolerate it‚ she is REFUSING to do anything about it. pic.twitter.com/hh86HxzIUj — Shai Davidai (@ShaiDavidai) January 24‚ 2024 Davidai shared one additional video of the chants‚ after which he again pointed out that everything said and done at the protest was in violation of stated university policy. “Remember: EVERYTHING you just saw is against @Columbia’s rules. 6 weeks ago‚ the President of @Columbia said that speech like this ‘will not be tolerated.’ Well‚ guess what? Not only does she f***ing tolerate it‚ she is REFUSING to do anything about it.” Davidai then stated that the university was aware of who was leading the protests‚ saying that alumni and donors — as well as prospective students — should be paying close attention to the school’s repeated failure to address anti-Semitic protests and demonstrations.

A House panel has scheduled a meeting to prepare articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis. The Homeland Security Committee picked 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday‚ January 30‚ to hold a session to mark up articles of impeachment against the Biden administration official for “high crimes and misdemeanors” after releasing several interim reports and wrapping up hearings last week. “Over the last year‚ the House Committee on Homeland Security conducted a comprehensive investigation into the causes‚ costs‚ and consequences of the unprecedented crisis at America’s borders‚ holding 10 hearings‚ publishing six reports totaling roughly 400 pages‚ and conducting extensive interviews with chief patrol agents for the U.S. Border Patrol‚” Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) said in a statement on Wednesday. “Our thorough and fair investigation exposed Secretary Mayorkas’ abuse of power and refusal to comply with the law. In November‚ 201 Democrats voted to refer articles of impeachment against the secretary to our Committee and‚ having completed impeachment hearings earlier this month‚ we plan to mark up those articles next week‚” he added. All sorts of political wrangling has permeated the effort‚ whether its Republicans disagreeing over whether to quickly try and impeach Mayorkas or follow “regular order‚” or Democrats in the House panning the impeachment proceedings as a “political stunt.” The White House has gone as far as to claim the endeavor is “unconstitutional” while Mayorkas himself has been working with Senate negotiators on devising a border security deal coupled with aid for U.S. allies and clashed with the committee over giving testimony during the hearings. “This unprecedented process‚ led by extremists‚ is harmful to the Department and its workforce and undercuts vital work across countless national security priorities‚” the Homeland Security Department said in a recent memo about the impeachment effort that was sent to The Daily Wire and other members of the media. “Unlike those pursuing photo ops and politics‚ Secretary Mayorkas is working relentlessly to fix the problem by working with Republican and Democratic Senators to find common ground and real solutions.” The memo added‚ “Members of Congress serious about addressing these challenges should oppose this baseless impeachment that is going nowhere and instead work with the Department to keep America safe by properly funding DHS’s vital missions and reforming our broken immigration laws.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP There is a bipartisan appetite in the House for changing the status quo‚ even if there is disagreement on how to address the border crisis amid a surge in crossings and blue cities around the country getting overwhelmed with migrants. Fourteen House Democrats broke ranks and joined with most Republicans in voting to denounce the Biden administration’s “open-borders policies” last week. Green said over the weekend that he believes there will be enough support to ultimately impeach Mayorkas when it comes to a House floor vote. “In the Committee’s impeachment hearings‚ members received testimony from top legal officials that detailed how Secretary Mayorkas has failed to uphold his oath of office‚ how his actions and decisions rise to the level of impeachable offenses‚ and how his misconduct is costing states across the country‚” Green said in his statement on Wednesday. “We also heard from Americans grieving the consequences of Secretary Mayorkas’ refusal to comply with the law and his abuse of power‚ which has cost American families countless innocent lives‚” the chairman continued. “This Committee has conducted extensive oversight and passed historic legislation to secure the border. However‚ the final remedy for dealing directly with Secretary Mayorkas’ willful and systemic disregard for the rule of law is impeachment. After three years of this crisis and a year of investigations and proceedings‚ we must move forward with accountability.”