Now that Bidenistas have ruined the military‚ they are encouraging retirees up to 70 years of age to return to active duty. Biden has completely destroyed our military ~ ~ US Army and Air Force Call on Retirees to Return to Active Duty Amid Recruiting Shortages https://t.co/uhIjNSGOO8 pic.twitter.com/ckiJbubbi4 Mary (@matjendav4) April 4‚ 2024 The []The post Biden the Wrecking Ball Opens Recruitment Up to 70 Year Olds appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Last weeks jobs report‚ combined with Wednesdays inflation number‚ shows that we are living in two economies. One‚ in which the macroeconomic‚ top line numbers‚ combined with the stock market points to a robust economy. The second‚ in which the microeconomic numbers point to Americans struggling to make ends meet.The United States labor market added more than 300‚000 jobs in March‚ which on the surface is excellent news. Unfortunately‚ the top sectors for gains health care‚ social assistance‚ government jobs‚ and leisure and hospitality drove the growth‚ accounting for more than 60% of the gains for the month.Conservatives‚ of course‚ want the government to be shrinking in size‚ not growing.Beneath the surface‚ the numbers spell bad news for working Americans.The growth in employment came from part-time‚ not full-time jobs.An additional 525‚000 part-time jobs were added in March and full-time jobs decreased by 222‚000‚ according to The Street.The growth in employment is primarily being driven by foreign-born workers‚ who have filled more than 1.25 million jobs over the last two months while the number of newly employed native-born Americans only increased by 435‚000 over the same time period. As The New York Post noted‚ this helps to explain why wages increased at a modest 4.1% from a year ago‚ the smallest increase since June of 2021.It is getting harder to make ends meet.At the start of 2024‚ 8.7 million people were working multiple jobs in the United States‚ in order to fill their cars with gas and put food on the table. A report in USA Today found that at the start of 2024 there were 4.2 million people working part-time‚ not by choice‚ but because their employers reduced hours or they could not find full-time work.This combination of the growth in part-time work and depressed wages point to a weak job market‚ not a strong job market. The number of people working multiple jobs also artificially inflates the job numbers‚ as each job counts‚ not each person.The rising tide of a hot jobs market and a soaring stock market is not lifting all boats. The stock market rose nearly 8% in the first quarter of 2024 and is up more than 25% since its October 2023 lows‚ according to Morningstar.However‚ theres a marked increase in emergency 401(k) withdrawals‚ auto repossessions‚ and record numbers of people backing out of agreements to purchase a home.Nearly 3.6% of workers who have a 401(k) retirement plan made a hardship withdrawal in 2023‚ a major increase from the 2.8% in 2022. The pre-pandemic average was 2%. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported that the annual rate for car owners behind a month or more on their payments was 7.7%‚ the highest rate since 2010. And in November 2023‚ nearly 17% of potential home buyers backed out of their agreement to purchase a home for which they had signed a contract.Perhaps this explains why Americans are skipping meals to afford housing. A study from Redfin‚ as reported by CBS News shows that half of homeowners and renters have had to make sacrifices to afford their mortgage or rent payment. Homeowners report selling belongings‚ working overtime‚ canceling vacations‚ taking on a second job‚ and skipping meals in order to make a mortgage payment.The March 2024 Consumer Price Index‚ the common measure of inflation‚ was at 3.5%‚ above expectations‚ driven by energy‚ food‚ and shelter; the basket of needs for all Americans. Core CPI‚ which excludes volatile variables such as fuel and food was at 3.8%. Both numbers were hotter than expected.Dow futures immediately dropped over 500 points upon the release of Marchs inflation numbers.Cumulative inflation since January 2021‚ when Joe Biden took office‚ is 18%‚ 6% per year three times the Federal Reserves target of 2%.Working Americans do not care about The Feds inflation target‚ they care that‚ since Biden took office‚ it now takes nearly $120 to buy what $100 would buy you at the end of the Trump presidency.Americans are also seeing inflation at the pump‚ according to NerdWallet. Oil is at $85 per barrel‚ and the average regular gas price in the United States‚ as of April 5‚ was $3.582 per gallon‚ 22 cents higher than Marchs average. The price of a gallon of gas has increased 49 cents since the start of 2024.Commodity prices are rising‚ with gold at record highs‚ signaling that people are bearish on the U.S. economy and the U.S. Dollar.It is no wonder credit card debt is at record highs‚ topping $1.13 trillion. Working Americans are not maxing out their credit cards in order to fly to Paris‚ pay for massages‚ or by that 75-inch TV. No‚ they are buying groceries‚ gas‚ and paying their utility bills‚ and paying nearly 25% interest for the privilege of doing so.More than 33% of Americans have more credit card debt than emergency savings and 56 million Americans have been in credit card debt for at least a year.Nearly one-third of residents in the countrys largest 100 metropolitan cities were behind on at least one debt payment in Q3 2023‚ and more than 25% had delinquencies of 90-days or more.Americans are working more part-time jobs‚ making less money‚ losing their cars‚ and unable to purchase a home. If they can afford a home‚ lunch becomes a forgotten meal.Commodity prices are rising‚ gas is more expensive‚ and inflation is certainly not transitory. None of the indicators point towards an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve in 2024. In fact‚ one could argue that we need another quarter-point increase in rates.Will the Fed play a political role and give Joe Biden the gift of interest rate cuts‚ or will the Fed fulfill its apolitical charter and guide the economy?

The Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly acknowledged finding inconsistencies in how Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis‚ who is leading a 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies‚ has managed federal grant funds.According to The Washington Free Beacon‚ the DOJ provided the response after the news outlet produced statements showing contradictory assertions concerning awards Willis may have made under the $488‚000 federal grant for a Center for Youth Empowerment and Gang Prevention in Atlanta that never opened.During our review of the award to respond to this inquiry‚ we have noticed some inconsistencies in what Fulton County has reported to [the Federal Subaward Reporting System] and we are working with them to update their reporting accordingly‚ a DOJ spokesperson told The Free Beacon on Friday.The report said the Free Beacons inquiry focused on subaward payments Willis may have made to the Alabama-based Offender Alumni Association. Although the DOJ initially said the group was not listed as a subgrantee‚ the agency conceded it made an error after the Free Beacon reported it had records from Fulton County showing Willis office transferred $88‚900 to the association.Toni Barnett‚ a director at the Offender Alumni Association‚ reportedly said she had no idea why the county was reporting making the payments to her group in 2022 and 2023. The Free Beacon noted that Willis office did not return a request for comment.Last month‚ House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) warned Willis could face contempt of Congress proceedings if she did not fully comply with a subpoena for records that was issued in February after the Free Beacon published audio of an employee telling Willis about the potential misuse of federal funds weeks before the worker was fired. Willis has rejected suggestions of wrongdoing and‚ in response to Jordan‚ rejected the notion that she defied the subpoena while saying she was still providing documents.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPA judge allowed Willis to press forward with her 2020 election case in March after her special prosecutor‚ Nathan Wade‚ resigned amid concerns about a romantic relationship between the two. The other option was for Willis herself to step down. Willis requested that an appeals court uphold the ruling after the defense sought a review.Trump and 18 co-defendants pleaded not guilty in the Georgia election case. Four of them have since taken plea deals. Trump is facing four criminal cases and civil litigation as he runs another campaign seeking a second term in the White House. He has broadly denied wrongdoing and has claimed that prosecutors are engaged in a politically motivated witch hunt against him.

Real Housewives of New York alum Bethenny Frankel said shes trying to scare her 13-year-old daughter‚ Bryn‚ to make her aware of crime in New York City.The 53-year-old reality star said during a new episode of her podcast‚ Just B‚ that she believes the city is different now. Frankel made headlines in late March after she said she was the victim of a random punching attack while walking down the street in Manhattan.But [the city has] taken a real beating‚ she said. I was talking today to my publicist and her friend knew someone who was held at gunpoint at Dunkin Donuts. My daughters friend was held up at gunpoint at Dunkin Donuts‚ coincidentally. My same friend knew someone who got hit in the face with a brick by a homeless person in New York City‚ Frankel added.I just think of my daughter walking up and down the aisles of CVS and thinking life is normal‚ and it freaks me out‚ she continued.Later in the episode‚ the Real Housewives star said she tries to convey the risks to her teen. The reality star shares Bryn with ex-husband Jason Hoppy.My daughter‚ anywhere she is‚ [Im like‚] Wait a minute‚ howd you get there? What time is it? Was it dark? Wait a minute. I send her every story to the point where Im annoying. You dont want to scare your kids. You dont want to freak them out‚ Frankel said.She added‚ What do I do? Scare my kid‚ freak her out. Im choosing fear. I want to instill fear in her because my alternative is pain and death and crime. This is what were dealing with. The choices for my daughter are instill fear or shes walking through the streets of Manhattan thinking everythings normal.Frankel said her daughter also carries pepper spray and an alarm with her.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPThe reality star commented on a video posted by another alleged victim of a random punching attack in March. TikTok influencer Halley Kate shared her story on the social media platform‚ writing‚ You guys‚ I was literally just walking‚ and a man came up and punched me in the face. Oh my God‚ its so bad. I cant even talk.Frankel commented on the video‚ writing‚ This is insane bc this happened to me a few months ago but I was embarrassed to say. I was on the UWS [Upper West Side]. Insane. I was taking video of a bakery.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) fired back at critics after she was caught on camera at an eclipse-viewing event telling students that the moon was made of gases and she blamed Republicans and their lust for stupidity for focusing on her obvious error.During the event‚ Jackson Lee told students‚ Youve heard the word full moon. Sometimes you need to take the opportunity just to come out and see a full moon is that complete rounded circle‚ which is made up mostly of gases. And thats why the question is why or how could we as humans live on the moon? Are the gases such that we could do that? The sun is a mighty powerful heat‚ but its almost impossible to go near the sun. The moon is more manageable.Jackson Lee claimed in an X post that she had been referring to the sun at the time‚ saying‚ Obviously I misspoke and meant to say the sun‚ but as usual‚ Republicans are focused on stupid things instead of stuff that really matters. What can I say though‚ foolish thinkers lust for stupidity!She then pivoted to attack Republicans‚ adding‚ They should be focusing on issues like prenatal care‚ building more affordable housing‚ and more reduction of student loan debt as President Joe Biden is Also‚ I care more about these children who would not have experienced the eclipse in this enthusiastic manner. And‚ I care more about protecting the rights of women and children than engaging in this kind of senseless dialogue!Also‚ I care more about these children who would not have experienced the eclipse in this enthusiastic manner. And‚ I care more about protecting the rights of women and children than engaging in this kind of senseless dialogue! Sheila Jackson Lee (@JacksonLeeTX18) April 9‚ 2024She was on both the House Science and Space committees. Seriously. She represents a city that is one of the homes for NASA. Its called space city for a reason. Vote better‚ people‚ Robert Patrick Lewis pointed out.She was on both the House Science and Space committees. Seriously. She represents a city that is one of the homes for NASA. It';s called ";space city"; for a reason.Vote better‚ people. https://t.co/pav1CuqAEO Robert Patrick Lewis (@RobertPLewis) April 10‚ 2024Just when I thought this story could not possibly get any better Josh Hammer added.Just when I thought this story could not possibly get any better https://t.co/zuNCtgXD8R Josh Hammer (@josh_hammer) April 10‚ 2024Sheila Jackson Lee said that the Moon is made up of gases but we can live on it because the gases are manageable. Now she claims she was talking about the Sun‚ which would mean that she thinks we can live on the Sun‚ The Daily Wire host Matt Walsh posted. So her excuse is that she didnt mean to say that dumb thing. She actually meant to say a much dumber thing. Either way this woman has the IQ of a strawberry.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPSheila Jackson Lee said that the Moon is made up of gases but we can live on it because the gases are ";manageable."; Now she claims she was talking about the Sun‚ which would mean that she thinks we can live on the Sun. So her excuse is that she didn';t mean to say that dumb thing. https://t.co/iquRHyNQIo The Honorable Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) April 10‚ 2024

Author J.K. Rowling let critics have it in a blistering thread aimed specifically at those who continue to push radical gender ideology even in the face of studies indicating that medical gender transitions particularly for children do more harm than good.Rowling‚ who has long championed womens sex-based rights and argued that no combination of hormones‚ therapies‚ drugs‚ or surgeries can change sex referenced Dr. Hilary Cass review of gender identity services for children and young people‚ which advised the medical community to stop the trend of pushing children toward medical transitions.The immediate response from the transgender activist community was to attack the study‚ calling it flawed and ideologically led and Rowling fired back via X.Over the last four years‚ Hilary Cass has conducted the most robust review of the medical evidence for transitioning children thats ever been conducted. Mere hours after it was released to the press and public‚ committed ideologues are doubling down‚ she said.Over the last four years‚ Hilary Cass has conducted the most robust review of the medical evidence for transitioning children that';s ever been conducted. Mere hours after it was released to the press and public‚ committed ideologues are doubling down. 1/6 https://t.co/J4fA4JYgkC J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 10‚ 2024These are people whove deemed opponents far-right for wanting to know there are proper checks and balances in place before autistic‚ gay and abused kids groups that are all overrepresented at gender clinics are left sterilised‚ inorgasmic‚ lifelong patients‚ she continued.I understand that the review';s conclusions will have come as a seismic shock to those who';ve hounded and demonised whistleblowers and smeared opponents as bigots and transphobes‚ but trying to discredit Hilary Cass';s work isn';t merely misguided. It';s actively malign. 3/6 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 10‚ 2024I understand that the reviews conclusions will have come as a seismic shock to those whove hounded and demonised whistleblowers and smeared opponents as bigots and transphobes‚ but trying to discredit Hilary Casss work isnt merely misguided. Its actively malign‚ Rowling who has often faced such criticisms from her detractors added.Rowling then turned on those who were still actively supporting the idea of medically transitioning children‚ arguing that every new piece of evidence seemed to be flying in the face of the things they were advocating.Even if you dont feel ashamed of cheerleading for what now looks like severe medical malpractice‚ even if you dont want to accept that you might have been wrong‚ wheres your sense of self-preservation? The bandwagon you hopped on so gladly is hurtling towards a cliff‚ she warned.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPAnd if I sound angry‚ it';s because I';m bloody angry. I read Cass this morning and my anger';s been mounting all day. Kids have been irreversibly harmed‚ and thousands are complicit‚ not just medics‚ but the celebrity mouthpieces‚ unquestioning media and cynical corporations. 5/6 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 10‚ 2024And if I sound angry‚ its because Im bloody angry‚ the Harry Potter author continued. I read Cass this morning and my angers been mounting all day. Kids have been irreversibly harmed‚ and thousands are complicit‚ not just medics‚ but the celebrity mouthpieces‚ unquestioning media and cynical corporations.The consequences of this scandal will play out for decades‚ Rowling continued to hammer her point. You cheered it on. You did all you could to impede and misrepresent research. You tried to bully people out of their jobs for opposing you. Young people have been experimented on‚ left infertile and in pain.I thought the last tweet was going to be my last‚ but I just burst into tears. The #CassReview may be a watershed moment‚ but it comes too late for detransitioners who';ve written me heartbreaking letters of regret. Today';s not a triumph‚ it';s the laying bare of a tragedy. 7/7 J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 10‚ 2024Despite her initial plan to stop the thread there‚ Rowling added one more post saying that she had just burst into tears over the fact that the report and others like it did not come in time to save the detransitioners who have written me heartbreaking letters of regret.Todays not a triumph‚ its the laying bare of a tragedy‚ she concluded.

The newly-appointed DEI chief at the State Department claimed that Americas institutions are riddled with racism and based on a failed historical model in a now-deleted article.Zakiya Carr Johnson was appointed as the departments Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer last week by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken‚ who boasted that she brings expertise and a fresh perspective on how we build a workforce that reflects America.Johnson‚ who previously served as senior adviser and director of the first Race‚ Ethnicity‚ and Social Inclusion Unit in the department under former President Barack Obama‚ made scathing criticisms of the United States in a now-deleted article published in October 2019 on the website of Fair Share of Women Leaders‚ a feminist organization.In every position I have held‚ from junior associate to Senior Advisor‚ there have been opportunities to challenge the forces that seek to silence women and those most vulnerable in society‚ she wrote‚ Fox News reported. There are mechanisms and cultures which dispute the humanity and ability of people like me to be trusted to lead‚ she added before saying that Americas institutions are often riddled with racism‚ patriarchy and exclusion.These are chinks in the armor of traditional leadership that refuse to reconcile with a colonizing past‚ or recognize that time has run out for experimentation and tweaking of a failed historic model‚ Johnson wrote‚ also affirming the tenets of Critical Race Theory and stating that we cannot have equity without dismantling structural racism‚ patriarchy and heterosexism.She also co-authored a guide called Feminist Leaders for Feminist Goals for the same organization‚ providing a how-to playbook for feminists to usurp a culture of male and/ or white dominance in organizations.Feminist leadership must change power structures. In order to achieve transformative change‚ we must analyze and question existing power structures and how they affect decision-making‚ the guide reads. How can we redefine‚ value‚ use‚ share and distribute power differently?Johnson claimed again in a 2020 webinar with the Feminist Leadership Project that Americas institutions are racist and sexist. Because we live and work within systems so deeply rooted in patriarchy and colonialism and racism and otherism‚ we tend to be very resistant to shifts and changes‚ Johnson said. A culture of misogyny has allowed men to act without consequence and it becomes part of what we believe is normal‚ right?Johnson was previously a diversity‚ equity‚ and inclusion (DEI) activist and owned two organizations: a DEI consulting firm called Odara Solutions and Black Women Disrupt‚ an effort to support black women entrepreneurs.The State Department has spent at least $77 million taxpayer dollars on DEI efforts in just two years‚ The Daily Wire exclusively reported.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPThe department has also pushed transgenderism across the globe‚ employing former activist Jessica Stern as its Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual‚ Transgender‚ Queer‚ and Intersex Persons. Stern has visited at least 22 countries across all six habitable continents‚ even attending a transgender visibility march in Brazil.The Biden administration has leveraged the more expansive federal bureaucracy to push DEI‚ with the president even issuing executive orders to embed leftist policies throughout the government.Former President Donald Trump has said he would gut the federal bureaucracy through his own executive orders if elected. We will pass critical reforms making every executive branch employee fireable by the President of the United States‚ Trump said at a rally‚ touting the plan. The deep state must be brought to heel.

Former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he believes Arizonas abortion law goes too far after the states Supreme Court ruled that a 160-year-old ban on nearly all abortions can go into effect.The law‚ which was passed before Arizona was a state in 1864‚ came before the states highest court after an appeals court ruled in December 2022 that doctors could not be prosecuted under the abortion ban even though the law mandates that anyone who aids an abortion‚ except in the case of saving the mothers life‚ be punished by two to five years in prison‚ AZ Central reported. In a 4-2 ruling on Tuesday‚ the Arizona Supreme Court said the 1864 law is is now enforceable and can take effect in 14 days pending any additional legal challenges.Did Arizona go too far? a reporter asked Trump.Yeah‚ they did. That will be straightened out‚ the former president responded. As you know its all about states rights. Itll be straightened out. Im sure that the governor and everybody else are going bring it back to within reason‚ and thatll be taken care of‚ I think‚ rather quickly.Trump was also asked about Floridas law limiting abortion to within the first six weeks of pregnancy‚ often referred to as a heartbeat law and supported by a majority of conservatives and pro-lifers.Florida is probably‚ maybe‚ going to change also‚ Trump said‚ adding‚ Its the will of the people. This is what Ive been saying. Its a perfect system.So for 52 years‚ people have been wanting to end Roe v. Wade to get it back to the states. We did that. It was an incredible achievement‚ the Republican presidential candidate added. And now the states have it‚ and the states are putting out what they want. Its the will of the people. So Florida is probably going to change; Arizona is definitely going to change. Everybody wants that to happen.Q: ";Did Arizona go too far?";Former President Trump: ";Yeah‚ they did. That';ll be straightened out. As you know it';s all about state';s rights. It';ll be straightened out. I';m sure that the governor and everybody else are going bring it back to within reason"; pic.twitter.com/Dc9qluxemc CSPAN (@cspan) April 10‚ 2024Trumps remarks echo what he said on Monday when he released a highly anticipated statement addressing his stance on abortion. In his statement‚ the former president said he was proud of being responsible for the end of Roe v. Wade‚ adding that the issue of abortion should be left to the states.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPMy view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint‚ the states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both‚ and whatever they decide must be the law of the land. In this case‚ the law of the state‚ Trump said.At the end of the day‚ this is about the will of the people‚ Trump continued‚ adding‚ You must follow your heart on this issue‚ but remember: you must also win elections to restore our culture and‚ in fact‚ to save our country.Trump has also said that he supports abortion exceptions for rape and incest‚ which are not included in the 1864 Arizona abortion law.Some Republicans and pro-life advocates disagree on the Arizona law that is set to go into effect just months before the 2024 election. Pro-life leaders such as Lila Rose of LiveAction and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser celebrated the Arizona Supreme Courts decision while Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake‚ along with Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ)‚ who are both running in tight races‚ said they oppose Tuesdays ruling.Democrats‚ who are seeking to push abortion into the spotlight and make it a main issue in the election‚ attempted to connect the Arizona law to Trumps policies. The Biden campaign said the 160-year-old Arizona abortion law is now enforceable because Trump ended Roe.