Five years ago yesterday, George Floyd died from a drug overdose. A video of an officer using a hold he was trained to use became the calling card for so-called police brutality. It signaled the rise of Black Lives Matter and the anti-police movement. Black Lives Matter is a communist organization. It was heavily funded […] The post Honoring the Truth Five Years After the Death of George Floyd appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Former FBI Director James Comey called the Republican Party “white supremacist adjacent” on MSNBC. Comey was interviewed over the weekend by MSNBC host and former Biden White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. “One of the things that is happening now is that the Trump administration, of course, is testing the system in ways it hasn’t been tested before,” Psaki claimed. “In the law enforcement sense, do you think there are laws that should be put in place that would help better manage this, that aren’t in place now? I mean, are we equipped? Is the law enforcement system and the legal system equipped to deal with what we are seeing now?” “Probably there could be changes at the margins, but in the main we have the tools; there are cultural impediments to doing this work,” Comey answered. “Let’s say you work in the FBI; you know that one of the two political parties is — let me put it nicely— white supremacist adjacent, at a minimum. And so why would you wanna throw your career on that side of the line and be summoned to Capitol Hill to be asked why you’re pursuing these innocent groups. And so we have a cultural impediment to working it effectively that should get more attention than it does.” Memorial Day Sale – Get 40% Off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships In April 2019, Comey accused President Trump of “stirring” racism for his own political benefit, writing in the New York Times, “America has long had a radioactive racist soup in the center of our national life. Donald Trump thinks he is stirring it for political benefit. He’s actually doing something more dangerous.” He addressed Trump directly, saying, “You must stop trying to unleash and exploit the radioactive energy of racism.” James Comey says the Republican Party are White supremacists. He also called to ass*ssinate Trump. He’s demonizing an entire group and calling for violence. He knows exactly what he’s doing.pic.twitter.com/Fv5HUosbpn — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 26, 2025 Comey also attacked the GOP by accusing the party of ignoring principles, although he followed by suggesting — without any irony at all and ignoring the actions of the Biden presidency, that a Democratic president might implement investigations of the GOP. He stated, “I know Republicans these days aren’t big in thinking about principle or precedent; they’re gonna be deeply sorry that disappears because someday there’ll be a Democratic president and there will be investigations of Republican office holders. If I’m them (sic), I sure would want these career people in place making sure that it’s done in the right way.”

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From Montreal comes the story of a Good Samaritan who saved an elderly man’s life by performing CPR for 20 minutes before paramedics arrived. Without following-up at all with his ‘patient,’ the stranger vanished back into society, and the victim’s family have been left without anyone to hug or thank. The Borrelli family of Montreal […] The post A Stranger Delivered CPR for 20 Minutes to a Montreal Man Then Vanished appeared first on Good News Network.

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump gave Senate Republicans permission to make major changes to the House-passed “one big, beautiful bill” Sunday evening, throwing a wrench in Speaker Mike Johnson’s efforts to persuade his upper chamber colleagues to refrain from significantly rewriting the legislation. Trump’s approval of Senate Republicans making “the changes they want” in the sweeping tax and spending bill comes as some GOP senators are warning that the package is dead-on-arrival without major reforms. Johnson has been urging the Senate to alter the legislation as little as possible given the “delicate” consensus House GOP leadership crafted on the president’s landmark bill, which passed the House by a narrow one-vote margin Thursday. “I want the Senate and the senators to make the changes they want,” Trump told reporters Sunday evening. “It will go back to the House and we’ll see if we can get them. In some cases, the changes may be something I’d agree with, to be honest.” “We’ve had a very good response from the Senate and I don’t know how Democrats can’t vote for it,” Trump continued. “I think they [Senate Republicans] are going to have changes. Some will be minor, some will be fairly significant.” Congressional Republicans are moving quickly to meet the White House’s July 4 deadline to pass Trump’s domestic policy agenda in the budget reconciliation bill. Assuming the Senate modifies the House-passed legislation, House Republicans will have to vote on the bill for a second time before sending the package to the president’s desk. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Johnson in a May 9 letter that GOP lawmakers have little time to waste to pass the president’s tax and spending bill because Congress must raise the statutory debt limit by mid-July to avert the government defaulting on its $37 trillion debt. House and Senate Republicans are incorporating a debt ceiling hike in the bill, but disagree over the amount Congress should borrow thus far. Senate Republicans are suggesting they will take a red pen to major portions of the House-drafted bill, including provisions that significantly raise the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap, aggressively phase out tax breaks for green energy projects and fail to make certain tax cuts permanent. Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, a leading deficit hawk, is also warning that he has the votes to stop the momentum on quickly passing a Senate-amended package if the upper chamber does not consent to steeper spending cuts. However, Speaker Johnson is warning that significantly changing the legislation’s text could jeopardize the amended-bill’s passage in the House. “I think we reached a good equilibrium point over more than a year of discussion and negotiation and planning for our big reconciliation bill,” Johnson told Fox News’ Shannon Bream on Sunday morning. “We balanced the interest of a very diverse Republican caucus.” “We’re one team here — House and Senate Republicans —working together because we must. We have small margins in both chambers,” Johnson added. “I encourage them to modify the package that we’re sending over there as little as possible, because we have to maintain that balance, and it’s a very delicate thing.” Several groups in the House Republican conference, including the House Freedom Caucus, claimed they only supplied the votes to pass the budget reconciliation bill after House GOP leadership signed off on last-minute changes to the package incorporating key conservative policy wins. The conservative flank is signaling that they “will not look kindly” on the Senate stripping those provisions out of the bill. Trump has remained publicly upbeat about his landmark bill’s advancement through Congress, even as lawmakers engage in heated debates over the granular details of the legislative package. “I think it’s going to get there,” Trump told reporters Sunday.” [Senate Majority Leader] John Thune and Mike Johnson have done a fantastic job.” Originally published at The Daily Caller News Foundation. The post ‘Make The Changes They Want’: Trump Gives Senate Go-Ahead to Take Red Pen To ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ appeared first on The Daily Signal.

In a recent Financial Times column, economist Burton Malkiel slammed President Trump’s tariffs as economically “foolish,” arguing they violate the supposed universal truth of comparative advantage. He’s wrong — on both the economics and the reality.First, comparative advantage only applies when nations trade goods for goods. Today, the U.S. trades goods for assets and debt. That alone breaks the model. Second, comparative advantage only holds when capital stays put. But in the real world — our world — capital moves. Factories relocate, labor follows, and production shifts across borders. That’s not a flaw in the theory. It’s a fatal contradiction.America doesn’t need more academic theory. It needs factories. It needs jobs. It needs to win again.Malkiel either doesn’t understand these limitations — or he does and hopes you don’t.Ignoring the fine printComparative advantage, a theory made famous by David Ricardo in his 1817 work “On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation,” says countries should produce what they’re best at and trade for the rest. This specialization, Ricardo argued, makes everyone richer by boosting global efficiency.Malkiel trots out the textbook example: If Britain and France each devote 100 hours to making cloth and wine, both benefit more by specializing — Britain in cloth, France in wine — and trading. Total production rises, and both countries gain.That’s the theory. It’s clean, tidy, and wrong — at least in the modern world.Ricardo himself acknowledged the theory only works when countries trade goods for goods. If one country, like the United States, trades away past and future production — assets and debt — in exchange for foreign-made goods, comparative advantage fails.When trade isn’t backed by production, it doesn’t encourage specialization. It incentivizes offshoring. In Ricardo’s own words: “It would undoubtedly be advantageous to the capitalists of England that the wine and cloth should both be made in Portugal.”In other words, once capital moves, the model collapses. Malkiel conveniently ignores that Ricardo flagged this problem over 200 years ago.Ricardo also assumed that capitalists would stay loyal to their country. “Most men of property,” he wrote, “will be satisfied with a low rate of profits in their own country.” But what happens when they’re not? What happens when loyalty gives way to margin-chasing?You get modern America.Ricardo’s world is goneWhen Ricardo wrote, moving capital across borders was almost impossible. Machinery couldn’t be exported. Tariffs hovered above 50%. Capital markets barely functioned. Transportation was slow and expensive. Endemic warfare prevented a large-scale commodity trade. Ricardo’s world had walls. Comparative advantage worked because it couldn’t be easily gamed.But after his death, many of those barriers fell. By the mid-19th century, British capital was pouring into overseas markets. In 1815, Britain had £10 million invested abroad. A decade later, it topped £100 million. By 1914, Britain held more than a third of its national wealth overseas — while domestic investment cratered.RELATED: Trump’s trade crackdown may be US Steel’s last shot sdlgzps via iStock/Getty Images That same trend now defines America’s trajectory. Since 1974, the United States has run a trade deficit every single year. The cumulative value: $25 trillion. We paid for it by selling assets and IOUs. As a result, more than 60,000 factories closed, and seven million well-paying manufacturing jobs vanished.And what did we get in return? Cheaper toasters. Pricier patriotism.Tariffs provide the path backMalkiel says tariffs violate economic law. But tariffs helped build American prosperity in the first place. They protected domestic industry. They ensured investment stayed here, not in Shanghai or Shenzhen. They gave workers stable, high-paying jobs — and gave communities a chance to thrive.Today, tariffs offer the best chance to reverse the offshoring spiral. They don’t reject trade. They demand fair terms. They recognize that production equals power — and that giving away your manufacturing base in the name of theoretical efficiency leads to real-world decline.Free trade zealots preach like high priests of a failed faith. They chant comparative advantage like it’s economic scripture. But America doesn’t need more academic theory. It needs factories. It needs jobs. It needs to win again.And tariffs — not another foolish lecture from the Financial Times — offer the clearest way back.

An outpouring of love and admiration has followed the passing of "Duck Dynasty" television star and devout Christian Phil Robertson at the age of 79.Robertson's daughter-in-law Korie Robertson on Sunday announced his passing in an Instagram post from the family, which reads in part, "We celebrate today that our father, husband, and grandfather, Phil Robertson, is now with the Lord."'He was a bright light for the world to see.'The "Duck Dynasty" reality series on the A&E network followed Robertson's family's life as duck hunters in Louisiana. He was later featured on "In the Woods with Phil" on CRTV. The fan-favorite also appeared on "Unashamed with the Robertson Family" on BlazeTV.Jase Robertson on Sunday noted on X that "my dad has gone to be with the Lord today! He will be missed, but we know he is in good hands, and our family is good because God is very good! We will see him again!" Jase's farewell message received 3 million views.RELATED: Phil Robertson passes away at 79 — (@) Korie Robertson's Instagram post also said the family will first hold a private service but would soon announce details about a public celebration of his life.Robertson's faith-focused leadership drew admiration from many, and several U.S. politicians posted touching tributes after his passing."Phil Robertson was a living example of what God can do in all of our lives if we follow Him," said Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R). "He was a bright light for the world to see. Bryan and I are praying for the whole Robertson crew tonight."RELATED: Phil Robertson thanks fans for outpouring of support in the wake of his diagnosis: 'Fight the fight, keep the faith' — (@) U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) late Sunday night on X paid tribute to the "great Phil Robertson," saying he "loved Jesus" and was "utterly fearless.""One of my fondest memories was duck hunting with Phil—he was the best shot I ever met," Cruz added.U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on X offered prayers to the Robertson family, while former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson on X described the "genuine sense of faith and fellowship" he experienced around Robertson. Carson called the feeling "something that's all too rare these days."BlazeTV's own Sara Gonzales on Sunday shared a heartfelt memory about the Vivian, Louisiana, native.Gonzales said Robertson gave her and her husband "beautiful marriage advice" before he "read scripture, and then prayed over us."RELATED: Phil Robertson says he has been baptizing fans of his podcast who are showing up in his town to hear the gospel: 'They just keep coming' — (@) Conservative commentator Benny Johnson shared Robertson's speech from a rally for President Donald Trump in 2020. Lasting just seven seconds, Robertson had a simple message: "I got it down to this. If you're pro-God and pro-America and pro-good,and pro-duck huntin', that's all I want!"Entrepreneur and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk shared perhaps the most detailed message following Robertson's passing. Kirk admired Robertson, calling him an "American icon" who grew up in an impoverished household without electricity or a toilet but nevertheless went on to become a "brilliant entrepreneur."Kirk added that Robertson married his high school sweetheart, and the two remained together for almost 60 years.RELATED: Love endures: Phil and Miss Kay Robertson reunite in care facility amid health struggles — (@) Robertson's wife, Marsha Kay Carroway Robertson — better known as "Miss Kay" — was a focal point in the "Duck Dynasty" page's farewell tribute to Phil.On top of referring to Robertson as a "hunting industry pioneer and the patriarch of the beloved Robertson family," the "Duck Dynasty" franchise featured a video in which Robertson said to his wife, "You are my best friend, and I love you dearly, and I'm gonna be with you for the long haul, 'til they put me in the ground."The couple raised four sons and had 16 grandchildren.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!