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The New York Times is trying to Gorilla glue an insane idea to our brains that we will somehow feel the sting of President Donald Trump and the GOP choosing to cut federal benefits to — wait for it — illegal immigrants.  Make it make sense.  Times economics reporters Madeleine Ngo and Lydia DePillis whipped out the mental gymnastics for their pro-illegal immigration story plopped onto the front page of the May 28 print edition. Under the headline “Citizens May Feel Migrant Aid Cuts,” Ngo and DePillis wailed in mindless protest against Trump’s crackdown on government waste of taxpayer dollars. But it turns out that the story was more nuanced than the reporters initially let on, and they blurred the lines between migrants who are legal permanent residents in the U.S. and those who are here illegally in order just to make Trump look like he’s just anti-immigrant, period.  Ngo and DePillis charged that Trump and Republicans’ “actions amount to an aggressive attempt to curb immigrant families’ use of safety net programs.” Did you notice how they left the word “illegal” out to make the proper distinction from legal migrants? “Although Republicans say they want to remove incentives for people to enter the country illegally, unauthorized immigrants generally do not receive federal benefits given efforts to chip away at their eligibility,” they propagandized.  Of course, this ignores the bevy of legal loopholes that permitted President Joe Biden’s administration to expand eligibility for federal assistance programs to illegal immigrants that cost taxpayers billions, as the Economic Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) noted in a December 2024 study. “The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) estimates that federal expenditures on illegal aliens in 2023 totaled nearly $66.5 billion,” EPIC pointed out. “This includes more than $23 billion in federal medical expenditures and $11.6 billion in welfare benefits from Food Stamps (ex. SNAP), child nutrition, SSI, and other programs.” In fact, the Manhattan Institute estimated in September 2024 that the “average newly arrived immigrant who entered the country illegally is expected to have a net fiscal burden of about $130,000 in adjusted terms, so preventing future unlawful immigration is important.”  And who’s paying for all this and feeling the pinch? Oh, yeah, American “citizens” through their tax dollars.  Did Ngo and DePillis bother mentioning any of this? Nope. Instead, they had a conniption over the supposed ramblings of unnamed “immigration experts” who insisted that “the changes would instead largely be felt by children who are U.S. citizens but whose parents are undocumented or immigrants who are authorized to live in the United States, such as refugees and people granted asylum.” But the nuance of U.S. citizen children of undocumented parents negates the deceptive framing Ngo and DePillis painted to the public in their digital headline that a “Republican Crackdown on Aid to Immigrants Would Hit U.S. Citizens” as if the notion applied to Americans writ large. Ngo and DePillis also made scant mention of the risk of exploitation by illegal immigrants of their U.S. citizen children to claim benefits for themselves by including a quote from an expert from the Center for Immigration Studies buried in the 11th paragraph, who said that “‘the money is going to the unlawful alien parents, and they’re not obligated to spend that money on the children.’”  That sounds like a reasonable concern, doesn’t it?  In fact, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture noted in an April 25 statement that Ngo and DePillis linked out to but didn’t expound too much on, a whopping “$10.5 billion in improper SNAP payments were made in FY 2023 alone—about 12% of total SNAP payments that year.” Specifically, as the USDA noted, “[t]he inadequate verification of an applicant’s identity and citizenship by states is specifically highlighted as contributing to the improper payments of SNAP funds.” Ngo and DePillis didn’t highlight these details and instead attempted to make it seem like USDA tightening identification requirements to prevent this waste of tax dollars from happening again was somehow a bad thing.  Do Americans get “hit” from improper federal benefits payments? Do Americans “feel” the financial burden of having to subsidize the lifestyles of people who entered this country illegally? Well, Times readers surely wouldn’t know it from this front-page propaganda. 

President Donald Trump was working around the clock with House Republican leadership to secure enough votes for his "big, beautiful bill." After several overnight sessions and closed-door meetings, the bill passed the House last week with just one vote to spare. Although many Trump allies championed the achievement, DOGE head Elon Musk expressed disappointment with the landmark legislation.'I think a bill can be big, or it could be beautiful. But I don't know if it could be both.'RELATED: Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' narrowly passes the House, notching another win for Johnson Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty ImagesIn the days leading up to the vote, the fate of the bill was still unclear. Apart from spending hawks demanding deeper cuts and significant Medicaid reform, the SALT Caucus Republicans kept demanding a higher and higher cap for state and local tax deductions. With several roadblocks in the way of the bill, Trump met with House Republicans multiple times both on the Hill and in the White House in an attempt to shepherd any defectors. The bill later passed in a 215-214 vote, with two Republicans voting against the bill, one voting present, and two not voting at all.While most Republicans and Trump allies took a victory lap, Musk said he was "disappointed" by the bill. "I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decrease it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing," Musk said. "I think a bill can be big, or it could be beautiful," Musk added. "But I don't know if it could be both." 'Hopefully, the Senate will succeed with the big, beautiful bill where the House missed the moment.'RELATED: Who is bankrolling the anti-MAHA movement? Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesMusk is not alone in his disappointment. Several House Republicans, like House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-Md.), said the bill does not do enough to address federal spending. Notably, Harris was one of the conservative holdouts leading up to the vote and was the only Republican who voted present on the bill. “I share Mr. Musk’s concerns about the short-term adverse effect on the federal deficit of the limited spending reductions in the BBB," Harris told Blaze News. "Debt markets remained concerned about U.S. total debt and annual deficits. Hopefully the Senate will take those concerns into consideration as the legislative process moves forward.”Republican Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio echoed Musk's concerns about spending, urging the Senate to deepen spending cuts. Davidson and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky were the only two GOP members to vote against the bill. "Hopefully, the Senate will succeed with the big, beautiful bill where the House missed the moment," Davidson said.The bill is now on its way to the Senate, where lawmakers will inevitably rewrite major portions of the bill before punting it back over to the House before the proposed July 4 deadline. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Girls in public school sports will have a greater chance to compete despite the presence of a transgender athlete, thanks to a change in the rules from the California Interscholastic Federation. The CIF said that biological female students who lost a spot to compete because of a transgender athlete would be allowed to compete anyway. They announced the rule change after a threat from President Donald Trump but claimed they had made the decision before he made his ultimatum. 'Please be hereby advised that large scale Federal Funding will be held back, maybe permanently, if the Executive Order on this subject matter is not adhered to.' “The CIF values all of our student-athletes and we will continue to uphold our mission of providing students with the opportunity to belong, connect, and compete while complying with California law and Education Code,” read the statement from the CIF. “With this in mind, the CIF will be implementing a pilot entry process for the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships.”Trump said Tuesday that California's federal funding would be cut if the state didn't comply with his executive order against allowing transgender athletes to compete against biological females in sports. “Under this pilot entry process, any biological female student-athlete who would have earned the next qualifying mark for one of their Section’s automatic qualifying entries in the CIF State meet, and did not achieve the CIF State at-large mark in the finals at their Section meet, was extended an opportunity to participate in the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships,” the CIF explained. The rule change would allow two female athletes to compete in the state championships in track and field on Friday. They had been previously locked out after Ab Hernandez, a biological male, competed in the girls' events. Hernandez took first place in the triple jump, third in the long jump, and eighth in the high jump. "California, under the leadership of Radical Left Democrat Gavin Newscum, continues to ILLEGALLY allow 'MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS.' This week a transitioned Male athlete, at a major event, won 'everything,' and is now qualified to compete in the 'State Finals' next weekend," wrote the president in response. "Please be hereby advised that large scale Federal Funding will be held back, maybe permanently, if the Executive Order on this subject matter is not adhered to," he added. "I am ordering local authorities, if necessary, to not allow the transitioned person to compete in the State Finals. This is a totally ridiculous situation!!!" Trump concluded.RELATED: Trans student athlete demands school board protect 'queer' students from 'hateful' intimidation after locker room controversy Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images Hernandez has claimed that the other athletes on the team support his presence on the girls' team. "My team is very special, very diverse. We have probably one of the strongest bonds known. We’re probably unbreakable,” Hernandez said to Capital & Main. “Everyone tells me, ‘Well, you gotta win now. You got to win. You got to let the haters talk about something new.’”Some have pointed out that California is a net contributor to federal funds, so the threat to pull its funding would not significantly hurt if the state were also to pull the funds it sends to Washington, D.C. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The State Department raised some eyebrows when it launched a Substack last month. Its latest Substack essay highlighting both the importance of renewing Western civilization and the failure of global liberalism might be enough to give liberal establishmentarians ulcers and national conservatives butterflies. Blaze Media senior politics editor Christopher Bedford said of the recent essay, "To put it simply, the Department of State has been ground zero for undermining Western values and putting American interests last. This turnaround is just incredible to see, and it's not getting the attention it deserves." President Donald Trump has set about bringing the "golden age of America" into existence. While Trump's is a U.S.-focused endeavor, his administration appears to be simultaneously working on the renewal and strengthening of Western civilization, broadly understood. 'Our transatlantic partnership is underpinned by a rich Western tradition of natural law, virtue ethics, and national sovereignty.' Vice President JD Vance, for instance, made abundantly clear in his controversial February speech to America's allies at the Munich Security Conference in Europe that it is high time to "change course and take our shared civilization in a new direction." While prioritizing the interests of America at home and abroad, the State Department has similarly been thinking in civilizational terms, as evidenced by a recent post titled "The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe" on the agency's new Substack. The essay has already upset the usual suspects and wowed conservatives long accustomed to seeing liberal bromides and platitudes from their government. — (@) Samuel Samson, a senior adviser for the State Department's Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, noted in the essay that the relationship between America and Europe "transcends geographic proximity and transactional politics," representing a "unique bond forged in common culture, faith, familial ties, mutual assistance in times of strife, and above all, a shared Western civilizational heritage." Samson noted further that: Our transatlantic partnership is underpinned by a rich Western tradition of natural law, virtue ethics, and national sovereignty. This tradition flows from Athens and Rome, through medieval Christianity, to English common law, and ultimately into America's founding documents. The Declaration's revolutionary assertion that men "are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" echoes the thought of Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, and other European heavyweights who recognized that all men possess natural rights that no government can arbitrate or deny. America remains indebted to Europe for this intellectual and cultural legacy. Samson stressed that the deep, unique, and historic relationship between the U.S. and Europe warrants protection, which can take the form of constructive criticism, much like Vance's comments in Munich. RELATED: Thin-skinned German minister melts down over Vance's speech: 'Not acceptable' Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images The vice president angered European elites with the suggestion in his speech that the more concerning threat posed to Europe is not China, Russia, or any other external actor but rather "the threat from within, the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values — values shared with the United States of America." Vance also put Germany, the United Kingdom, and other European nations on blast for their suppression of political movements and ideas unfavorable to their respective ruling classes; for their dismissal of citizens' concerns and common sense; for their routine attacks on religious liberties; and for their disastrous mass migration policies. 'The global liberal project is not enabling the flourishing of democracy.' Samson echoed a critique now popular among national conservatives and thinkers in the president's orbit, suggesting that the globalist liberal campaign to "usher in an era of unprecedented peace" in the wake of World War II "by overcoming the anchors of nationhood, culture, and tradition" has proven to be a colossal failure. "This promise lies in tatters," wrote Samson. "What endures instead is an aggressive campaign against Western civilization itself." RELATED: Erase the Bible, lose the West — and that’s the point Blaze Media Illustration After recycling a number of Vance's complaints — hammering again on Britain for arresting Christians over silent prayer; on the German government for its clampdown on critics and on the country's ascendant right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany; and on the European Union over its latest censorship scheme — Samson conceded that similar tactics were brought to bear in America against President Donald Trump and his supporters in recent years. "What this reveals is that the global liberal project is not enabling the flourishing of democracy," wrote the State Department adviser. "Rather, it is trampling democracy, and Western heritage along with it, in the name of a decadent governing class afraid of its own people." By committing to its Western heritage and by reversing the liberal project of deracination, disenchantment, and disorientation, Samson indicated that Europe will be better equipped to stand "firm against external threats and internal decay" and to cooperate with America on "shared foreign policy goals." 'We finally have political leaders who are brave enough to face the crisis head on.' "Our relationship is too important, our history too valuable, and the international stakes too high to allow this partnership to be undermined," wrote Samson. "Therefore, on both sides of the Atlantic, we must preserve the goods of our common culture, ensuring that Western civilization remains a source of virtue, freedom, and human flourishing for generations to come." One of Samson's professors at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., Dr. Matthew Mehan, associate dean and associate professor of government for the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, told Blaze News, "It is heartening to see from our government a seriously candid psychological operation, one that seeks not to gaslight our allies but to remind them who they truly are and what we have deeply in common, in our shared Western history and our principles of natural right and law." "This is exactly right," Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt (R) said in response to excerpts of Samson's post shared on X by Blaze Media digital strategist Logan Hall. "Globalism, liberalism, censorship, mass migration — for decades, the West has been war with itself. We finally have political leaders who are brave enough to face the crisis head on." RELATED: Former 'disinfo' czar Nina Jankowicz tells Europeans to take a stand against the US, double down on social media regulation Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo by John McDonnell/Getty Images Rep. Riley Moore (R-W.Va.) noted, "The West has spent the last 30 years governed by people who were ashamed of their past and hate Western civilization. President Trump is embracing our heritage, which built the greatest nation on the face of the Earth." Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, similarly suggested it was remarkable to see this essay from the State Department, calling it "eloquent and true." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

For as compelling as more realistic, tactics-heavy shooters can be, there's always going to be room for FPS games that lean into absurdity in order to offer the most propulsive action possible. The latter approach might not provide the sense of mortal danger as something like Arma 3 or Ready or Not, but sprinting across battlefields at superhuman speeds to blast apart monstrous enemies in throwback shooters like Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Dusk, Ultrakill, or Prodeus, is also a pretty good time. That's part of the reason it's worth paying attention to Project Warlock 2, a Quake and Hexen influenced project that's just hit 1.0 on Steam. Continue reading If you love Doom The Dark Ages, gory boomer shooter Project Warlock 2 is now 1.0 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best retro games on PC, The best indie games, The best FPS games

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