'Maybe Washington or Palm Beach'

'Very unusual'

'Barstool World lost a great one this weekend'

'It’s a smear'

Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did some 'code switching' of her own

News Star Wars The Hunt for Ben Solo: Lucasfilm Reportedly Greenlit Star Wars Script Before Disney CEO Canceled It But somehow, Palpatine returned. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on October 27, 2025 Credit: Lucasfilm Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: Lucasfilm Adam Driver recently revealed that he and director Steven Soderbergh wanted to make a Kylo Ren movie called The Hunt for Ben Solo, which would be set after the events of The Rise of Skywalker. The news got fans excited, even prompting a billboard campaign to bring the movie into existence. Subsequent reporting has revealed, however, that the movie was set to go into production with a completed script, and all of Lucasfilm leadership was reportedly on board until Disney senior executives nixed it. According to The Playlist, The Hunt for Ben Solo had a completed script by Scott Z. Burns, who was paid in the low seven figures for the job. Lucasfilm execs Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, and Carrie Beck were all involved and signed off on the project, and it was entering early prep and staffing while it was on the desk of Disney CEO Bob Iger and Alan Bergman. Iger and Bergman, however, nixed it. “They didn’t see how Ben Solo was alive. And that was that,” Driver told AP News. And somehow, Palpatine returned?! Palpatine??? Returned??? And yet the idea of Ben Solo not dying in The Rise of Skywalker was too much? It doesn’t track with Star Wars logic, but that’s apparently what happened. I dunno. According to The Playlist, Bergman, who Iger is grooming to take over the CEO position, has fallen out of favor internally based on his handling of “several high-profile initiatives” and that “his standing within Disney’s succession plan has reportedly weakened.” Soderbergh also reportedly confirmed via Bluesky (though the account is unverified) that The Hunt for Ben Solo was the first script that was completed and got a greenlight from Lucasfilm that Disney subsequently rejected. Lucasfilm designer Bobby McKenna also posted on X that he worked on a design sprint for the project and that “the movie would have been sick. rip.” RIP indeed. [end-mark] The post <i>The Hunt for Ben Solo</i>: Lucasfilm Reportedly Greenlit <i>Star Wars</i> Script Before Disney CEO Canceled It appeared first on Reactor.

When I arrived at the National Summit for Moms for Liberty to screen my new film “15 Days,” I expected a meaningful weekend. What I didn’t expect was to leave with my faith completely renewed. “15 Days” tells the story of how the government and teachers unions used the pandemic as an excuse to seize control over our children’s education, their mental health, and even their futures. It is a story of overreach, deception, and the consequences of power unchecked. But at the Moms for Liberty Summit, I saw the antidote to that darkness: tens of thousands of parents who refuse to surrender their kids or their country to bureaucrats and woke ideologues. The media can keep peddling their tired narrative that conservatives are divided. What I saw in that room was unity. Moms and dads from across America, from Florida to California, Texas to Pennsylvania, stood shoulder-to-shoulder, united by one mission: to take back our schools, protect our children, and put faith, family, and freedom back at the center of education. The energy was electric. These were not extremists, as the mainstream press likes to call them. These were everyday Americans—teachers, nurses, small business owners, and stay-at-home moms who simply want their children to learn, not be indoctrinated. They came not for attention or politics, but out of love and a fierce sense of duty to the next generation. After spending the weekend with them, one thing was undeniable: America’s parents are awake, organized, and ready to fight back. Let’s be clear about what we’re up against. For decades, the teachers unions have operated like political machines, pouring millions into Democratic campaigns, pushing radical ideology into classrooms, and prioritizing their own power over children’s futures. During COVID-19, they crossed a line that can never be forgotten. They locked children out of classrooms for over a year while collecting full paychecks. They dictated “health” policy, silenced dissenting parents, and inflicted emotional, academic, and spiritual harm on millions of kids, all while claiming to be “following the science.” “15 Days” tells that story because the truth matters. And at the Moms for Liberty summit, it was clear that parents haven’t forgotten. They are done with the excuses, the lies, and the political agendas. The closures were never about safety. They were about control. But the unintended consequence was the awakening of the American parent. Across the country, parents started paying attention. They listened in on Zoom classes and saw what was really happening: history rewritten, faith mocked, and values replaced with ideology. They saw schools turning into laboratories for social engineering instead of places of learning. That awakening has now become a movement, and it is not slowing down. What started as a handful of moms in Florida standing up to their school boards has become one of the most powerful grassroots movements in America. The Moms for Liberty summit proved it. Every session, every conversation, and every prayer circle was filled with optimism and conviction. These women and men are not just angry; they are strategic. They are running for school boards, passing parental rights laws, demanding transparency, and refusing to be bullied by teachers unions or activist administrators. The media cannot comprehend this kind of power, so they smear it. They label these parents book banners, Christian nationalists, and even domestic terrorists. But the truth is, they are heroes. They are standing between the next generation and a system that wants to erase everything that makes America exceptional: faith, freedom, responsibility, and truth. That is why my faith has been restored. For too long, parents were made to feel small, like they did not have a voice, like decisions about their children were out of their hands. Not anymore. The sleeping giant has awakened, and it is made up of moms with clipboards, dads with campaign signs, and grandparents who refuse to sit quietly while America’s children are indoctrinated instead of educated. The summit was a testament to what happens when faith meets action. You could feel it in every room with mothers praying before sessions, encouraging one another, and sharing stories of victories against entrenched school bureaucracies. You could see it in their faces: exhaustion, yes, but also hope. The kind of hope that comes from knowing they are not alone. The kind of hope that can move mountains. The fight ahead will not be easy. The teachers unions and their allies in government are not going to give up their power willingly. They will smear, censor, and litigate. But they cannot stop a movement rooted in love for our children, our families, and our country. The work now is clear: build local networks, elect new school board members, pass laws protecting parental rights, and keep the pressure on every institution that has forgotten who they serve. The media wants division because division weakens us. But the unity I witnessed at the Moms for Liberty summit was stronger than any headline or political attack. These parents are not divided. They are united in purpose. They are united in truth. And they are united in the belief that America’s best days can still be ahead if we protect our children from those who seek to corrupt them. So yes, my faith has been renewed. “15 Days” exposed what went wrong. Moms for Liberty reminded me what is going right. The battle for America’s children is far from over, but after this summit, one thing is certain: parents are not going anywhere. They have found their voice, they have found their courage, and they have found each other. Faith has been restored. Now, let’s get to work. ? IT’S HERE! 15 Days: The Real Story of America's Pandemic School Closures is LIVE NOW, streaming FREE exclusively on X!500+ days of closed schools, isolated kids, and broken trust. The TRUTH is exposed.WATCH NOW! pic.twitter.com/yxhJHtsG1L— Restore Childhood (@Rstorechildhood) September 24, 2025 We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Faith Restored: Moms Across America Are United and Ready to Fight Back appeared first on The Daily Signal.

China is ready to make a trade deal with the U.S., Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says. U.S. and Chinese officials have “created a framework” for President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to confirm a deal this week, he told NBC News.   Trump will meet with Xi in South Korea on Thursday and, senior U.S. officials say, the meeting will focus on securing a trade deal.   The “framework” Bessent referenced is one initial step in the right direction, according to the editor of The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom.   With Trump back in the White House, China “can no longer do business as usual,” says Anthony Kim, who also serves as a research fellow at The Heritage Foundation.   Big Issues for Trump, Xi China and the U.S. have a long list of issues to negotiate through, Kim says, including rare-earth minerals, the purchase of U.S. agricultural goods, and the role China plays in manufacturing the precursor chemicals for fentanyl.   “So, in my view, the US-China ‘framework deal’ is only an initial, pragmatic step toward broader, more necessary talks,” he said, adding that the goal of the Trump administration has been to get China to the negotiating table.   The “framework,” according to Bessent, will allow the U.S. and China an opportunity to discuss Beijing helping the U.S. “get this terrible fentanyl crisis under control.”   Many of the precursor chemicals used to create fentanyl in South and Central America flow out of China. The U.S. has long been calling on China to do more to stop the sale of the chemicals.   Additionally, Bessent said he think negotiations will include “substantial soybean and agriculture purchases for our American farmers. I think we are going to be able to discuss more balanced trade, and I’m not going to get ahead of the two leaders, but I think that they will also be discussing President Trump’s global peace plan that he’s been so successful at both here in Asia, the Middle East, and now he’s looking to Ukraine, Russia.”   Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs on China come Nov. 1, but Bessent says he no longer anticipates such tariffs going into effect.  The test will come following the meeting between the two leaders as the U.S. waits to see whether China “will implement pledges they will make,” Kim said.   Rare-Earth Minerals   China has threatened to implement very restrictive rare-earth mineral export controls. China has the world’s largest control of rare-earth minerals and produces about 70% of the world’s rare earths. These minerals are used in everything from smartphones to solar panels, so restricting exports of the materials stands to have significant economic ripple effects.   China announced some rare-earth export restrictions earlier this year, but formalized further restrictions this month.   “Communist China’s rare-earth export ban has loaded a lethal weapon and pointed it at American companies and workers,” Bryan Burack, a Heritage Foundation senior policy adviser for China and the Indo-Pacific, told The Daily Signal.   “The administration’s task is to make China holster that weapon temporarily, while the U.S. works to dismantle it permanently by reindustrializing our country and building secure supply chains for the free world,” Burack continued. “Our negotiators should continue seeking deals that move toward that goal, while avoiding concessions that perpetuate unhealthy dependence on China.”   Following the meeting between Trump and Xi, Bessent says, he is “anticipating that we will get some kind of a deferral on the rare-earth export controls that the Chinese had discussed.”   The post What Will Come From Trump-Xi Meeting? Here’s What We Know. appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Is Wokeness Just Toxic Femininity?

MRC TV Host Justine Brooke Murray made her debut guest appearance on Fox News Saturday Night with Host Jimmy Failla on Saturday night. Murray was part of a comedic panel asked to judge a "political beauty pageant." Murray shared how beauty pageants have gone woke. The talent portion used to be things like song, and dance," Murray explained. "But now they allow contestants to tell 'herstory,' like history, but instead it's all about female empowerment. You can do a complete monologue all about your health, and your issues. One woman got up on stage and said, 'I'm a tree.' On Friday afternoon, Murray was a guest on Failla's Fox News podcast, Fox Across America where she quipped about the No Kings rallies across the country. "It was like watching the early dinner hour at the Golden Corral. There is no one under age 65 out there protesting. And when you ask them what they are protesting, they can't really tell you. They went from Gaza, to Venezuela, to 'we hate I.C.E for no reason.'"  Watch Murray's full interview on Fox News Saturday Night below.