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Robert Kennedy said that HHS became the vector, the collaborator in child trafficking for sex and for slavery. They ended that, and now they are aggressively looking for 300,000 missing children lost by the Biden administration. Thank God that RFK is there. We know how sincerely he cares about the children. Why isn’t the media […] The post RFK: HHS Was a Collaborator in Child Sex Trafficking appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Matt Walsh is a man of many talents — a popular podcaster, a notable documentarian, a feared fisherman, and a surprisingly good “Mortal Kombat” player. There is one persistent trait, however, that must be addressed: his passionate hatred of “Star Wars.” I discovered Walsh’s animosity for “Star Wars” in May of 2023 while listening to his show. After hearing I played a recently released “Star Wars” game, he looked dead into the camera and said he was “repulsed by (me) completely.” And then continued to call me a “complete and utter disgrace.” Harsh.  Last Thursday, theaters nationwide launched a week-long re-release of “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” to celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary. The film stands out not only for its stunning cinematography, one of a kind soundtrack, and compelling life-lessons, but also as the final “Star Wars” entry before progressive-infused Disney’s acquisition. Walsh, apparently, did not recognize the exceptional film for what it is. After taking his children to see it in theaters, he took to X and attacked the movie. I will now address his unfounded criticisms. His first issue is with the film’s dialogue. Walsh claims “Revenge of the Sith” has “the worst dialogue he’s ever heard in a mainstream Hollywood film.” To support his claim, he quotes a romantic scene between Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala:  Anakin: You’re so beautiful  Padme: It’s only because I’m so in love Anakin: No it’s because I’m so in love with you  Walsh leaves out the second half of the scene, which reveals the lines are not poorly written, but instead an intentional foreshadowing of what is to come later in the film. The scene continues; Padme: So love has blinded you? Anakin: Well, that’s not exactly what I meant.  Padme: But it’s probably true. At this point in the film, Anakin believes his wife is going to die in childbirth because of a vision he has in his sleep. As the primary antagonist, Emperor Palpatine (not Ovaltine) tells him that committing to the Dark Side is the only way to save her. This, and his blinding love for Padme, leads him to commit the atrocities he does later in the film. Pure genius from George Lucas, who Walsh claims should be arrested. Lucasfilm, Ltd. All rights reserved. Walsh’s next criticism of the film is that it has “abysmal action choreography.” To me, this attack is the most absurd.  The final fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan Kenobi, master versus apprentice, is one of the most iconic fight scenes in cinema history. Numerous outlets such as WatchMojo, ScreenRant, and MovieWeb all rank the battle as one of the greatest sword fights in movie history. The fight was choreographed by legendary stuntman Ray Park, and is not sped up at all. Both actors trained relentlessly to master each move shown on camera. Lucasfilm, Ltd. All rights reserved. Walsh specifically attacks the final move of the duel between Obi-Wan and Anakin, saying the following; Anakin jumps and flips through the air like Spider-Man but then at the end he loses because the other guy is standing on a small hill and has the higher ground. This was for some reason an insurmountable strategic advantage, even though Anakin had just seconds earlier leaped like 20 feet in the air while doing flips like an Olympic gymnast. So then Anakin decides to jump directly over top the other guy, close enough that he can just casually reach up and cut his legs off. He could have jumped anywhere else on the hill, or just a little higher, and avoided this issue. Like many things Walsh has criticized in the film, the seemingly risky move Anakin used was intentional. Young Anakin Skywalker was fascinated by his master Obi-Wan’s triumph over Darth Maul in “Episode I: The Phantom Menace.” To defeat Maul, Obi-Wan flipped over him and cut him in half upon landing. When Anakin fights Obi-Wan, his pride and ego is at an all time high. He wants to prove to his once-master that he is now his superior. This is why moments before the final move, Anakin tells Obi-Wan, “You underestimate my power!” Obi-Wan can sense Anakin is going to try his own move against him, so he offers one final warning, “Don’t try it.” Anakin did not listen, and ended up getting his legs cut off. Walsh also criticized where the battle takes place, on a lava planet “for some reason.” He clearly suffers from a lack of knowledge in “Star Wars” lore. It’s the same reason he doesn’t understand why Anakin jumped over Obi-Wan. The planet they fought on, Mustafar, is described by Wookiepedia as “powerful in the Dark Side of The Force.” Palpatine sent Anakin there so he could tap into the Dark Side more intensely as he slaughtered the separatists who were awaiting him. In the 2017 comic Darth Vader 5, Palpatine instructs Vader to return to Mustafar because it “is not like other planets. It is unique. Deep beneath its surface rests a locus for the Dark Side of The Force.” Vader was so drawn to the planet’s Dark Side power that seven years after “Revenge of the Sith,” he built his castle, Fortress Vader, there.  Walsh’s final objection to the film was that it “took itself too seriously.” He expands on this by claiming “You can’t be campy and fun and also have mass child slaughter in the same film.” Most of Walsh’s criticisms come from a lack of looking beneath the surface, taking everything at face value. “Revenge of the Sith” was always meant to be lighthearted in the beginning, and tragic in the end. After nearly three decades of fans left without a backstory, the purpose of the movie was to show how Hollywood’s most iconic villain, Darth Vader, transformed from a cunning warrior for good, to the embodiment of evil. Following the classic hero’s journey literary archetype, we witness Anakin’s lighthearted upbringing in Episodes 1 and 2, his tragic fall in the second half of Episode 3, and his eventual redemption in Episode 6. A story that George Lucas brilliantly wrote and produced over 3 decades. Walsh’s tweet thread ends on a lighter note, expressing that despite all of his concerns, his kids liked it. To me and countless other fans who believe “Revenge of the Sith” is one of the greatest films ever made, we can only hope Matt Walsh will read this piece and watch it again with an open mind. * * * Jacob Falach is an associate producer at The Daily Wire. You can find him on Instagram at: @jacobfalach. The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

No matter how famous you are, a cancer diagnosis is never easy. The fear of the unknown and how life will change for you and those who love you can be emotionally daunting. Many people keep their health matters private, particularly if they live in the public eye. When King Charles announced he had cancer in 2024, he declined to disclose the type. Instead, he shared details he felt were important and did his best to stay active and upbeat while undergoing treatment. More than a year later, he finally opened up about his journey. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily) King Charles Didn’t Understand The Magnitude of Cancer Before His Diagnosis In a statement obtained by Good Morning America, King Charles shared a personal take on cancer and how it affects every person differently. “Each diagnosis, each new case, will be a daunting and at times frightening experience for those individuals and their loved ones,” he wrote. “But as one among those statistics myself, I can vouch for the fact that it can also be an experience that brings into sharp focus the very best of humanity,” he continued. “It has certainly given me an even deeper appreciation of the extraordinary work undertaken by the remarkable organisations and individuals gathered here this evening, many of whom I have known, visited and supported over the years. And it has reinforced what I have long observed during these visits —that the darkest moments of illness can be illuminated by the greatest compassion.” King Charles thanked those working with cancer patients for all they do daily to make the disease and treatments as tolerable as possible. He understands that without their love and compassion, many would not survive.  “Your commitment to early diagnosis, evermore successful therapies, and truly holistic care represents the very best our country can offer,” he stated. This story’s featured image is by Jonathan Brady – WPA Pool/Getty Images. The post King Charles Opens Up About His Cancer For The First Time appeared first on InspireMore.

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It appears the legacy media and the Democrat (I repeat myself) narrative about the deported El Salvadoran “Maryland dad” is reaching its endgame as more information about his behavior comes to light. According to multiple reports, House Democrat Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has privately told fellow Democrats to stop taking junkets down to El Salvador to visit the deported man in prison to perform supposed “welfare checks.” Jeffries has denied the report, but it wouldn’t be surprising. In case you’ve been living under a rock, this long saga is about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged MS-13 gang member who was deported back to his home country as the Trump administration prioritizes deporting illegal aliens who are convicted criminals and gang members. Democrats have been caught between two messages. The first is that Abrego Garcia’s due process rights were violated because a 2019 court order said he couldn’t go back to El Salvador due to threats from a rival gang (a gang that has since been nearly obliterated by the country’s tough-on-crime president). That may indeed have been an administrative mistake, but it’s hard to argue that Abrego Garcia didn’t get due process. He spent eight years in litigation making often dubious claims about the need for asylum in the U.S. He was justifiably deported. The issue at stake is whether he could be rightly sent to El Salvador and not somewhere else. As I wrote before, this “due process” argument is dubious at best coming from Democrats. During the four years of the Biden administration, they did everything in their power to subvert U.S. immigration law to allows millions of illegal aliens to flood into the country. The legal deportation mess is entirely their fault. In fact, it’s clear they were hoping this would be a messy process so they could stonewall deportations and wait out the Trump presidency. The even worse argument from Democrats and their media allies has been that Abrego Garcia was just a good, decent family man minding his own business when the mean old Trump administration nabbed him and deported him. That argument has entirely imploded as more information gets out. Not only have law enforcement and the courts said that Abrego Garcia is likely a member of MS-13, but police have also alleged that he’s been involved in human trafficking. Now, more documents have been released about his wife’s 2020 protective order against him. The petition for protection by Abrego Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, includes, according to a report on Wednesday by Fox News, allegations of “kicking, slapping, shoving, mental injury of a child, and detaining against will.” The report says that Sura told authorities that Abrego Garcia “took [her] phone around 1:00 a.m., and in the morning, he wanted to take my car, but I told him I was going to go out with my kids. He then got angry. I went upstairs to make food for my kids, but he turned off the stove.” She also said that she has a recording where Abrego Garcia “told [her] ex-mother-in-law that even if he kills me, no one can do anything to him.” The petition contains other claims against Abrego Garcia, too: that he dragged her “by the hair” from her car; that he broke her son’s tablet; that he broke doors, shoved her against the wall, and smashed objects around her home. “At this point, I am afraid to be close to him,” Sura said in the petition. “I have multiple photos/videos of how violent he can be and all the bruises he [has] left me.” Fox News’ Bill Melugin put out the latest, now lengthy, checklist of the accusations against Abrego Garcia on X. Current checklist for the "Maryland Man".– Salvadoran illegal alien– Alleged MS-13 gang member, reaffirmed in immigration court by a judge.– Accused of being a repeat wife beater/domestic abuser by his own wife, multiple times– Suspected of human trafficking in TN while…— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 30, 2025 This is the man Democrats wanted to make their centerpiece of messaging against the Trump administration and have desperately tried to promote for weeks. The Trump administration has used this story to highlight the problem with mass illegal immigration. Democrats wagered a big bet that Kilmer Abrego Garcia was the guy next door… turns out he’s not at all https://t.co/mqGPekhnOz— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) April 30, 2025 It’s quite remarkable and hard to see this as anything other than a massive unforced error from a political party that has entirely lost touch with most Americans on immigration and so many other issues. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who just can’t give up the ghost on this story, has done little more than get a photo op only marginally less embarrassing than Jane Fonda’s trip to Vietnam. Senator Chris Van Hollen spent more time hanging out with an MS-13 gang member and alleged wife beater, than with the family of Rachel Morin who was murdered by an illegal in his state. pic.twitter.com/gEX7gu11zJ— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 18, 2025 My guess is that this story, which derived far too much attention to begin with, will now drop out of the news. Democrats will almost certainly try to dredge up another, more sympathetic story to try to drag down the Trump administration’s deportation efforts. But this whole thing goes to show just how wedded the Left is to open borders and how beholden Democrats are to their left flank. They will find any excuse to ensure that an endless chain of people—including gang members and wife beaters—can come into the country whether the American people want it or not. This exchange between a Daily Caller reporter and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sums up their attitude perfectly: Ilhan Omar just told a Daily Caller video reporter to “f**k off” when he attempted to ask her a simple question about Kilmer Abrego Garcia. This woman has no class, no gratitude to America, and no honor. Truly a disgrace to the US Congress. pic.twitter.com/5sanRI1Oum— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 1, 2025 The post The Case for Deported ‘Maryland Dad’ Continues to Backfire on Democrats appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The Trump administration’s decision to end the political persecution of a South Dakota farming and ranching family didn’t receive major attention. So far, it isn’t a top story for news sites and shows amid a busy week of conversation around Trump’s first 100 days in his second term. It should be. When Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem held a joint press conference Wednesday morning to announce the cessation of federal prosecution against two ranchers whose lives were turned upside down by the Biden administration, it wasn’t a one-off event. It was yet another clear example of the Trump team’s devotion to reversing Biden’s bureaucratic war against American families. Charles and Heather Maude, a small, 5th-generation farming and ranching family near Pennington County in South Dakota, were prosecuted by the Biden administration via the Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service in 2024. Both parents were charged separately, facing $250,000 fines and up to 10 years in prison each, for allowing their cattle to graze on 25 acres of the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands. The Maudes, whose family has owned their farm for five generations, disputed the fence line that marked the edge of their property with the grasslands, and claimed the U.S. Forest Service had originally set up an informal agreement Biden’s administration later violated. What would normally be a small civil dispute was used by Biden’s Forest Service to severely prosecute the Maudes for theft and purloining. Charles Maude also told The Daily Signal that government officials advised them to find separate living arrangements for their children in the likely event that both parents were locked up for a decade. Rollins, Noem, and several state and congressional officials commended the Maudes, and announced new efforts by the Trump administration to not only review new disputes and concerns of bureaucratic overreach via a new online portal, but vowed to review older government decisions against American farmers and landowners. “The prosecution of the Maudes is now over. They will not be driven from their homes, they will not be failed, they will not be fined and their children will grow up with a mother and a father that they love and who love them,” Rollins said. “We are ending regulation through prosecution.” While legacy media outlets have made much ado about group chat messages and Trump 2028 T-shirts, coverage of the Trump administration’s consistent focus on rectifying the damage done to American families by the jackboot of unfettered bureaucracy has been sparse to nonexistent.  To mothers and fathers in middle America, new measures put in place to keep faceless monstrosities from stripping them of their children and family farm are worth far more than the squabbling of coastal ambulance chasers writing their fifteenth article about which color suit President Donald Trump wore to Pope Francis’ funeral. That hasn’t stopped ankle-biting legacy media outlets from focusing on narratives like “millions of Americans” regret voting for Trump, suggesting that an unsteady stock market has irrevocably turned the tides.  I asked Mr. Maude if he regretted his vote for Trump. After all, a farmer with less than a hundred head of cattle and no more than two dozen sows would feel the pressures of an unstable market. Unsurprising to those of us outside the Beltway, though, he told me, “Not a bit. I just wish he would have had eight years before, continuous, I think he could have gotten a few more issues taken care of for the American farmer.” Herein lies the not-so-secret brilliance of the second Trump administration: every cabinet official is investing all of their efforts in addressing decades of cultural, economic, and policy failures caused by a technocracy more enamored with their own portfolios and a pimple-faced lobbyist intern than parents, farmers, teachers, and all kinds of citizens from flyover states who called or wrote to ask for help or answers—only to be ignored entirely. Noem addressed this directly in the press conference: I have letters in my Department of Homeland Security from senators, from congressmen, from people that didn’t get responded to for four years. Not even a response of a form letter was sent back to them answering their questions or bringing any transparency to government. The astute of you, by which I mean those above a third grade reading level, will recognize this brilliance isn’t 4D chess. It’s not a “36 steps ahead strategy,” nor built on trolling the media (though I’m particularly fond of that one). It doesn’t need to be. I have always been fond of servant leadership. Coach John Wooden of UCLA was found most mornings sweeping his own basketball court floor. I’ve had the honor of personally witnessing a few of Trump’s secretaries (Noem, Rollins, Education Secretary Linda McMahon, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio), direct their staff to serve “everyday people” first, even if it leaves angry, screeching representatives like Maxine Waters to yell outside. After being treated with disdain and dismissal by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s staff during the Biden years, to call this era refreshing would be a severe understatement. I had the privilege of covering a new initiative by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office to provide an online portal for Hoosier parents to share concerns about discriminatory initiatives in public schools. This idea has been wisely taken up by the current Department of Education, and now Rollins has announced a new portal to give American farmers, ranchers, florists, and gardeners an opportunity to share concerns directly. As a small-town Hoosier, I suspect many might discount the impact of attending a USDA press conference to announce federal charges dropped for a small South Dakota family. A dispute between the Forestry Service and a small farm—who cares? Many of my colleagues attend several press conferences each week, and for them, this presser might not look like much. For me, this was an eye-opening insight into the tangible value of servant leadership-minded, transparent, and severely limited executive agencies. The American dream is built on much more than foreign policy and the rise and fall of the stock market.  While Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez preach about “fighting the oligarchy,” their speeches contain little about the struggles Americans have faced under the tyranny of bureaucrats Democrats claim are infallible and seek to make irremovable. Christian businesses targeted by the IRS, parents put on watch lists for attending school board meetings, and the exclusion of aid to conservative hurricane survivors by FEMA agents are not crimes by elected officials—but the very unelected nobles our nation was set to be a bulwark against. Americans are exhausted with Ivy League academics in cushy jobs lording over them via regulatory fiat—and this administration has done more in 100 days than any in history to fix it. The post The Most Unsung Victory of Trump’s Administration: Toppling the Tyrannical Bureaucracy appeared first on The Daily Signal.