In an opinion piece in the CIA paper‚ The Washington Post‚ Editor Robert Kagan – husband of the State Department political affairs undersecretary Victoria Nuland – says a Trump presidency is inevitable. Next to the headline is a picture of half Caesar bust‚ half Trump. The insinuation is that it is a call to assassinate […] The post WaPo Editor Boldly Lays Groundwork for Trump’s Assassination appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Ross Bennett Cook‚ writing for CNN [the Communist News Network] Travel‚ says it’s time to limit how often we can travel abroad. He claims “carbon passports” may be the answer. I know what you’re saying – What the hay is a carbon passport? Cook has the answer. The idea of a carbon passport centers on […] The post CNN Pushes Carbon Passports to Track and Limit Travel appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

As the world seems to teeter on the brink of chaos‚ many wonder how much longer until reality itself unravels before their eyes.  But there is hope yet.  In “End of the World‚” a new series streaming on DailyWire+‚ French Canadian icon carver and public speaker Jonathan Pageau offers a thoughtful framework to make sense of these confusing times‚ placing the chaos in historical context and providing a roadmap to lead us out of the clown world and restore order. Episode 1 of the series‚ titled “State of Chaos‚” was released Wednesday — delving into how people can interpret “the very strange things” seemingly taking over the world today. “When you become obsessed with the strange‚ you are reaching the end of an identity. The main narrative of our world seems to be something like a clown world‚” Pageau says in the series premiere. “We’re moving into a world that is so controlling the assault on all our holidays‚ the assault on our origin‚ the assault on all the things which tend to bind us together.” “We can look at history. We can also look at ancient stories in the Bible. Also different myths‚ you know‚ ancient stories that can help us understand how together we can survive the end of the world‚” he continues.  Pageau introduces “End of the World” as a series on “how we can recognize the signs of how a world is coming to an end‚ how a civilization is coming to its end.”  “And so hopefully in the next few hours‚ I’ll be able to give people a little bit of a roadmap to understand what is happening around us today‚ to get a sense of why it is that most people on both sides of the aisle feel like things are unraveling‚” he says.  The “end of the world” doesn’t necessarily mean the fire-from-heaven apocalypse most people think of when they hear the ominous phrase‚ according to Pageau. Rather‚ it could mean the end of a civilization and a way of life.  “Worlds are starting and ending all the time at different scales. People are born and die‚ you know‚ families start to fall apart‚” Pageau says. “But now it feels like it’s bigger. The signs are showing us that what’s falling apart and what’s coming undone is much bigger than these little worlds. So we’re seeing the fight for even the narrative of the United States or the narrative of the West. It’s going to decide what the story is.”  “End of the World” will release an episode every Wednesday beginning December 6 until the fourth and final episode on December 27. The series will stream exclusively on DailyWire+.

California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom canceled the annual live public Christmas tree lighting that had been scheduled for Tuesday because of “protests across the country.” Although Newsom’s office didn’t specify which protests had triggered the decision‚ the likelihood is that pro-Palestinian protests which have sometimes turned violent or disrupted the annual lightings of the giant Christmas trees at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan or in Michigan had catalyzed the decision‚ especially as the Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights had planned to march to the state Capitol Tuesday night. The pro-Palestinian group told KCRA 3 it wanted to “out Gov. Gavin Newsom for hiding from the public because he doesn’t want to face their anger at his shameful stance in regard to the genocide in Gaza.” “As we continue to see protests across the country impacting the safety of events of all scales – and for the safety and security of all participating members and guests including children and families – the ceremony this year will be virtual‚” a Newsom spokesperson had stated on Tuesday afternoon. “The program is unchanged and viewers can tune in Wednesday evening to watch this year’s festivities.” KCRA 3 spoke with sources who said Newsom had been planning to host the event‚ at which a market featuring small businesses and musical performances would be present. On November 29‚ the Midtown Business Association posted that the event would be virtual‚ stating‚ “As we continue to see protests across the country impacting the safety of events of all scales‚ we have decided not to continue with the holiday market as planned on Tuesday‚ December 5. We will provide updates on our holiday plans and family-friendly festivities at a future date.” On Monday‚ the California Highway Patrol erected barriers over much of the building’s west side lawn‚ where the tree stands‚ along with signs reading‚ “KEEP OUT‚ NO TRESPASSING” and warnings that the area was under 24-hour video surveillance. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP In mid-November‚ pro-Palestinian demonstrators pushed past security guards and stormed into the convention center in Sacramento where the California Democratic Party was having a meeting; the party had to cancel planned caucuses. Chair Rusty Hicks said Jewish attendees “were openly intimidated and harassed.”

Former President Donald Trump is still dominating Republican primary polls and leading a hypothetical rematch with President Joe Biden as Biden now trails behind three GOP candidates‚ according to the latest polling average from Real Clear Politics.  Trump’s lead in the Republican primary stands at 48 points as of Wednesday morning. He holds 61% of the party’s support‚ according to the Real Clear Politics average of national polling. The former president also continues to post polling leads against Biden‚ who has dipped recently and is facing some of the lowest approval ratings of his presidency. Trump currently leads Biden 46.7% to 44.7%. Biden’s polling slump is reflected in his numbers against Republican candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis as both lead the president in a hypothetical 2024 matchup. Haley — the former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the U.N. under Trump — is leading Biden by nearly five points‚ according to the RCP average. The latest poll from The Messenger/HarrisX showed Haley leading by an impressive 10 points‚ while a Fox News poll from a month ago had similar results‚ with Haley ahead of Biden by 11 points.  DeSantis has also posted some of his best polling numbers against Biden in the past month. The Messenger/HarrisX showed the Florida governor leading in a hypothetical general election against Biden by two points‚ while last month’s Fox News poll showed him ahead by five points. It remains unclear if DeSantis’ polling numbers were affected by his debate with California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom last week.  Latest RCP Averages of 2024 General Election Matchups: Biden v. Trump: Trump +2.0% Biden v. DeSantis: DeSantis +1.0% Biden v. Haley: Haley +4.8%https://t.co/GuSEE7uAdvhttps://t.co/7qOYGjEv13https://t.co/sYwXBO50Ln — Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) December 5‚ 2023 The trailing Republican candidates will gather for another debate Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa‚ Alabama. Haley and DeSantis will take center stage being flanked by tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Trump will once again forego the debate‚ meaning the leading Republican candidate will have skipped each of the first four primary debates. Since the first GOP debate on August 23‚ Trump’s national polling lead in the primary has grown by seven points‚ while his lead in Iowa has improved by around two points‚ per the RCP average.  CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The former president’s polling dominance also comes as he faces multiple legal battles. In the past year‚ Trump has been indicted four times and charged with state and federal crimes related to alleged hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels‚ his handling of classified documents after leaving office‚ and his challenging the 2020 election results.

This is a portion of a speech delivered by Michael Knowles at Vanderbilt University on Tuesday‚ November 28‚ 2023.  The activist Left — from Hollywood to the newsrooms and especially on campus — has spent nearly two months smearing all of history’s victors as “colonizers” and “settlers.” The reason for this uptick in “anti-colonial” activism is Hamas’ current war with the state of Israel‚ which the Left has accused of engaging in settler colonialism. And the most prominent defense of the modern Israeli state thus far has been to deny its status as a “settler” or “colonial” entity.  This‚ I think‚ is a bad strategy for a few reasons: first‚ because the Israeli state manifestly is a settler and colonial endeavor‚ deriving from the Balfour Declaration of the British Empire during World War I‚ after which the Brits wrested the territory from the Ottoman Empire; two‚ more relevant to all of us‚ because our own nation is similarly a settler and colonial project deriving from the Treaty of Paris‚ in which the British Empire recognized the United States as an independent nation; and three‚ because all regimes in history have been established by settlers and colonizers of one kind or another. Not since Adam in the Garden of Eden have any people sprouted out of the ground. (And in the case of Adam‚ you might recall‚ he had a little help.) Borders‚ nations‚ and regimes have changed for all of history as people have multiplied‚ shrunk‚ and moved around. The aim of the “decolonization” activists is to return land from the people who currently possess it to the people who previously possessed it. That does not seem to me to solve the problem. At best‚ it only pushes the problem a little bit further back in history. In 1980‚ the Supreme Court ruled that the American government had illegally taken the Black Hills of South Dakota — the site of Mount Rushmore — from the Lakota Sioux. The Court ordered the government to pay the Lakota the initial offering price of the land‚ plus interest‚ coming out to a total of $106 million. The U.S. had pledged in the Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868 to set the Black Hills “apart for the absolute and undisturbed use and occupation of the Indians‚” thus ending Red Cloud’s War. Six years later‚ however‚ General George Custer entered the Black Hills amid reports of gold found there. And then‚ attracted by Custer’s descriptions of the land and the resources on it‚ settlers began to enter. Initially‚ the U.S. military tried to honor the treaty and turn the settlers away. But the settlers kept coming‚ which led President U.S. Grant to tell the military to stand down and stop opposing the settlement. Eventually‚ with so many American settlers on the land‚ the U.S. government decided that the only way to avoid another war would be to pay the Lakota Sioux for the land. Negotiations broke down‚ Custer led a charge‚ and the Indians‚ led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse‚ defeated Custer at the famous Battle of Little Bighorn. The victory didn’t last long. The Americans quickly defeated the rowdy Sioux. Still‚ the Sioux refused to surrender. But they also didn’t have any means to survive‚ having been stripped of their weapons and horses. So in 1876‚ Congress made aid to the Sioux contingent on their ceding the land to the United States. Some Sioux leaders agreed to a settlement — but not enough to satisfy the requirements of the Fort Laramie Treaty‚ which led to the Supreme Court case more than a century later. The liberal Court ruled in favor of the Sioux in 1980 over the objections of the conservative Justice William Rehnquist. Notice‚ however‚ that the Court did not order the U.S. to give the land back to the Indians. Not only would such an order have been insane; but it would also have been impractical. It’s American land. A quarter-million Americans live there. Four U.S. presidents have their faces carved on the mountains. Even the Sioux didn’t accept the decision. They hadn’t waited over 100 years to accept what they considered to be blood money for stolen land. By 2011‚ the settlement was valued at over $1 billion. The Sioux still would not accept it. Today it’s probably worth somewhere in the neighborhood of a gazillion dollars‚ when you take into account Biden’s inflation. The Sioux still will not accept it. And it’s a lucky thing they won’t. Because the settlement would raise just as many problems as it would solve. The reason for that is that the Lakota Sioux did not magically sprout out of the Black Hills of South Dakota. In fact‚ the Lakota Sioux only possessed the Black Hills for about 100 years — less time‚ in fact‚ than the United States has possessed it. The Lakota only acquired the Black Hills in 1776. And the way they acquired it was by moving in from Minnesota and conquering the Cheyennes. So should the U.S. government really pay one billion dollars to the Lakota because we took Lakota land? Or should we just pay it straight to the Cheyenne because the Lakota took Cheyenne land? Well‚ hold on. Not so fast. I think you see where this is going. It turns out that those Cheyennes did not just spring out of the ground either. No‚ no. The Cheyenne only moved in during the 18th century. Before that‚ the land had belonged to the Kiowa and the Crow before the Ojibwe Indians started taking land from the Lakota‚ impelling the Cheyenne to start taking the land from the Kiowa and the Crow before the Lakota took the land from the Cheyenne before the U.S. took the land from the Lakota. How exactly do the anti-colonial activists suggest we decolonize the Black Hills? I’m not asking that just to own the libs‚ which I’m of course happy to do. But I’d also like an answer. If anyone in this room has an answer‚ I’m all ears. We’ll have plenty of time during the Q&;A for you to solve that problem. What exactly do the “decolonize” activists propose that we do? The right of conquest has been a universally recognized principle of politics everywhere on earth for all of human history until about 70 years ago‚ when liberal utopians pretended that a couple of U.N. declarations could fundamentally change politics and human nature and freeze history in place. Today‚ we are witnessing in real time the futility of such pipe dreams. Put the current war in the Middle East aside. This is the time of year that the issue of “decolonization” often crops up on its own. And that’s because we’ve just celebrated Thanksgiving. Well‚ some of us celebrated Thanksgiving. The patriots and the otherwise normal people in this room celebrated Thanksgiving‚ I’m sure. I celebrated Thanksgiving. I particularly enjoy Thanksgiving because a number of my ancestors were present at the first Thanksgiving. Not on the Italian side; they came over a bit later‚ my mother used to say on a sardine boat. But on the English side of my family‚ four ancestors came over on the Mayflower.  One of them was a Pilgrim‚ the first doctor in New England: Samuel Fuller. The other ones were considered somewhat less upstanding. One of my ancestors‚ John Billington‚ was the first man executed for murder in Plymouth Colony. His friend Francis Eaton‚ another ancestor‚ had all sorts of financial problems and died a debtor. And my final Mayflower ancestor‚ Stephen Hopkins‚ was so infamous a mutineer on an earlier voyage that his shipwreck around Bermuda served as the basis of Shakespeare’s “Tempest.” A mixed bag‚ you might say. But I don’t disavow any of them. Far from it — I just launched a cigar company‚ Mayflower Cigars‚ in their honor. And we sold out on the first day‚ I’m happy to report — four months’ work of stock plus as many preorders as we were allowed to sell. Now‚ side note‚ if you’re interested‚ you can enter your email addresses at mayflowercigars.com to receive updates when they’re back in stock. You must be at least 21 years old to order‚ some exclusions apply. (I think that’s all the lawyers told me to say.) In any case‚ I certainly don’t disavow my biological ancestors for much the same reason that we shouldn’t disavow our political ancestors — men such as Christopher Columbus‚ the Founding Fathers‚ all the great men who built our nation‚ namely‚ because without them we wouldn’t be here. We stand on the shoulders of giants‚ and the stupid ones among us think that they’re flying. Why did our ancestors — literal and political — settle this land? Why did they colonize and conquer this far-flung place? The “decolonization” activists will tell you they did so for material plunder. As usual‚ these liberal accusations are in fact confessions. The libs are projecting‚ as they often do. Having adopted the fashionable materialism of modernity‚ these leftists cannot even imagine that one might be motivated by higher ideals. But in the case of the great men of history that we’re discussing — Columbus‚ the Pilgrims‚ the Founding Fathers — they were. And the proof of that is that none of them got particularly rich for their efforts. On the contrary‚ most of them were personally impoverished. Columbus was never paid what he was owed by the Spanish Crown. Inasmuch as he undertook the voyage across the ocean for wealth‚ he did so in search of funds for another crusade to free the Holy Land‚ as the historian Carol Delaney has demonstrated. The Pilgrims of the Mayflower gave up not one but two lives of relative comfort — one in England and another‚ even more comfortable‚ in their adopted home in the Netherlands. After they got to America‚ half of them died before the first winter was through.  George Washington lost half his net worth during the Revolutionary War. John Adams faced financial problems throughout the war — problems he might have fixed‚ but he refused‚ at great personal cost‚ in order to continue his service in the Continental Congress. Thomas Jefferson died a debtor‚ and that debt grew in large part thanks to his 40 years in public service. For virtually all of history everywhere on earth‚ mere acquisitiveness sufficed to justify wars of conquest. But ironically‚ the men the leftists call thieves and plunderers were all motivated by higher ideals‚ up to and including the highest ideal of all: religion‚ the worship of and service to God.

The release of Daily Wire’s Lady Ballers marks the biggest launch in the history of the company. In the wave of controversy created by illustrating the insanity of allowing biological men to compete in women’s sports‚ Jeremy’s Razors is doubling down by creating a new razor designed exclusively for women.  Introducing the all-new women’s razor: because women deserve the same woke-free shave as men. Two genders. Two razors. It really is that simple. Jeremy’s Razors made a major disruption in the industry with the introduction of their men’s shaving and skin care products. Now‚ due to popular demand‚ it’s time to supply products to what Jeremy’s refers to as “their better halves.” It’s pink. It’s pretty. It’s made for those with XX chromosomes. With this product launch‚ we’re sending a clear message to trans “activists”: We’ll make another razor when God makes another gender. Those @JeremysRazors just hit different @realDailyWire #LadyBallers pic.twitter.com/UMbmhUKbir — Jake “JBOY” Crain (@JakeCrain_) December 2‚ 2023 The story behind Jeremy’s Razors is a great one. It all started with a cowardly move by Harry’s Razors‚ who used to advertise on The Daily Wire. Then they pulled all their ad dollars when one of the hosts had a guest on who (correctly) called gender dysphoria a “mental illness.”  While so many other conservative companies would take the L and move on‚ Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing finally had enough. He announced Jeremy’s Razors as an antidote to the blatant virtue signaling that’s taken over retailers‚ especially razor companies‚ who all seem to be competing to see which among them can become the wokest of them all. There’s the Gillette ad from 2019 featuring a father teaching his “transgender” child how to shave. As the biological female tentatively begins the process‚ the child’s father says‚ “Now don’t be scared. Shaving is about being confident. You are doing fine.” Also in 2019‚ women’s razor brand Venus‚ which is owned by Gillette‚ chose to feature trans-identifying reality star Jazz Jennings in one of their campaigns. Jennings described the “#MySkinMyWay” campaign as being‚ “in the direction the world is going in.” In September 2023‚ Braun got slammed by followers for a “shockingly immoral” promo featuring a shirtless woman who identifies as transgender with visible mastectomy scars. It’s enough to make an otherwise rational person question their own sanity. But fear not‚ level-headed shopper. There is a better path to smooth skin without the insanity.  Jeremy’s Razors is now offering an unapologetically gendered razor that’s made for women. Real women‚ with XX chromosomes. Because if a razor can’t be explicitly marketed to men or women‚ maybe all hope is lost. But it can and‚ once again‚ it is. Jeremy’s Razors are absolutely honest about the differences between guys and gals. Women are women. Men are men. And women need to shave in a way that’s different from men. These statements are all true and for some reason‚ they’re controversial — except when you’re shopping Jeremy’s Razors‚ the least woke razor brand on the planet. The newest women’s razors from Jeremy’s come in a pink box with XX right on it in case anyone is confused who it’s for. The women’s 5-blade razor has a lubricating strip that goes all the way around the blade‚ letting you glide along curves (women have curves) and contours (they also have contours) for a close‚ smooth‚ long-lasting shave. And that’s not all. Jeremy’s Razors also offers other pink-packaged merchandise just for women. There’s a shaving cream‚ natural deodorant‚ moisturizing lotion‚ and body wash. It all smells really good‚ like a woman does. It’s all made specifically for people who believe men are men‚ women are women‚ and there’s no gray area in between. Boreing drove the point home when he urged conservatives to stop giving their money to woke corporations who hate them. When the woke activists came for Bud Light‚ America said no. When Target tried selling pro-trans propaganda to children‚ they said no again.  Where you spend your money matters. Don’t give the woke razor companies a single inch of your stubbly skin until they admit the truth that even a kindergartner can understand. Make a difference without giving up on shaving. It’s all possible when you shop at JeremysRazors.com. And don’t miss out on free shipping for the women’s razor starter set. For today only‚ free shipping will automatically be applied at checkout for the starter set‚ which includes a 360 lubricating strip‚ a shower caddy‚ and a handle plus four 5-blade razor refills.