Speaker Mike Johnson addressed the ridiculous Senate border bill that surrenders the “sovereignty and security” of the United States of America. “A million more illegals into our country every year before we take remedial measures? It’s madness. We should‚ we should be asking what kind of enforcement authority kicks in at 5000 illegal crossings a […] The post How Many Foreigners Should Come Illegally Each Day? appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Who’s the cuckoo? Clown World hit the world of political comedy in the form of Jimmy Kimmel. Kimmel opened his monologue by calling Vivek Ramaswamy a “clown who ran for president‚” who then “added his nut voice to the chorus of cuckoos” surrounding the speculation over Swift being used as a Democrat operative. He then […] The post Clown World! Kimmel Says Joe’s Dementia Is “Serious Crazy Talk” appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Sunny Hostin claimed on Thursday that‚ in her opinion‚ it was impossible to say that the vast majority of Americans were not racists. Hostin made the comments to co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin during an exchange on ABC’s midday talk show “The View” — where she further claimed that during a recent trip to Florida‚ her own son had been “called the n-word several times.” WATCH: Sunny Hostin claims most Americans are racist: "You can't say‚ I believe that the vast majority of people aren't racist!"She claims her son was called the N-word "several times" while walking done the beach in Florida.In the past‚ Hostin has lied about stuff happening to her. pic.twitter.com/3Hq24RF8EX — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 1‚ 2024 Griffin started the conversation by stating that‚ while she believed there were certainly people in America who most would agree are racists‚ she did not think that label applied to “the vast majority” of Americans. “I feel that —” she attempted to continue‚ but Hostin quickly cut her off. “But the FBI director said that white supremacy is the biggest threat to our country today‚” Hostin asserted‚ talking over Griffin’s objections. “Well‚ that still doesn’t mean that’s the vast majority of people‚” Griffin persisted. “I just don’t believe that in my day-to-day life‚ that the people that you are encountering harbor racist viewpoints. I do think that this division that we’re creating …” Hostin interrupted again‚ claiming solemnly‚ “If you looked like me‚ you would believe differently.” “Just to understand‚” Griffin pressed for clarification. “Are we saying — do we think the vast majority of Americans are racist? That’s what I’m trying — help me understand.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “I think that there is a significant portion that are racist‚ and you can’t dismiss my lived experience‚” Hostin protested. “When I say that there are a lot of racists in this country‚ I just experienced my son walking down the beach being called the n-word several times in Florida. So you can’t say‚ ‘I believe that the vast majority of the American people aren’t racist‚’ we don’t know that.” Hostin‚ as the Media Research Center’s Nick Fondacaro pointed out‚ has previously claimed that her “lived experience” included being yelled at by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) during a congressional hearing in which she’s been asked to testify. Despite Hostin’s repeated claims that he had scolded her directly and was “spitting” because he was so angry‚ a video record of the hearing shows that Jordan never directly addressed Hostin at all.

The following is a transcript excerpt from Dr. Jordan Peterson’s lecture on the Trial of Socrates. He discusses why Socrates decided against a defense‚ and how elevating your aim and creating an ideal leads to the process of continually recapitulating yourself.   Start time: 00:00 Socrates’ trial. He was tried by the Athenians for failing to worship the correct gods and corrupting the youth of Athens by teaching them and asking them questions‚ which is a great way to corrupt people. He knew the trial was coming; Athens was not a very big place. It only had about 25‚000 people. Everybody knew everybody. Everybody knew who the powerful guys were. Everybody‚ including Socrates‚ knew that the trial was a warning to get out of town: “We are going to put you on trial in six months and the potential penalty is death. Got that?” So Socrates had a chat with his compatriots and they were contemplating fair means and foul to set up a defense for him‚ or he could leave so that he could not be tried and put to death — and he decided that he was not going to do that. He also decided that he was not going to even think about his defense. And he asked‚ why? This is quite an interesting thing: He asked‚ why?  He told one of his friends that he had this voice in his head — a daemon or a spirit‚ something like that — that he always listened to. That was one of the reasons he was different from other people because he always listened to this thing. It did not tell him what to do‚ but it told him what not to do. It always told him what not to do. If it told him not to do something‚ then he did not do it. If he was speaking and the little voice came up and said‚ “No‚ no‚” then he shut up and he tried to say something else. He was very emphatic about this‚ and he said that when he tried to plan to evade the trial or even to mount his own defense‚ the voice came up and said‚ “No‚ do not bother with it.” And he thought‚ “Well‚ what the hell do you mean by that? There is a trial coming‚ and I am going to be put to death.” He eventually concluded that he was an old guy. He was in his 70s. Perhaps the next 10 years were not going to be that great for him. He got a chance. Maybe the gods were giving him a chance just to bow out‚ to put his affairs in order‚ to say goodbye to everyone‚ to avoid that last descent into catastrophe — which might have been particularly painful for a philosopher — and to walk out of the world on his own terms. The point I am making with that is that Socrates attended to this internal voice that at least told him what not to do‚ and then he did not do it. Of course‚ Socrates was a very remarkable man; we still hear about him today‚ and we know that he existed. WATCH: The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast on DailyWire+ As you elevate your aim‚ you create a judge at the same time. Because the new ideal — which is an ideal even if it is just an ideal position that you might occupy or if it is still conceptualized in that concrete way — that becomes a judge because it is above you. Then you are terrified of it. Maybe that is why you might be afraid when you start a new job. Because this thing is above you and you are terrified of it and it judges you. That is useful because the judge you are creating by formulating the ideal tells you what is useless about yourself‚ and then you can dispense with it and you want to keep doing that. Then every time you make a judgment that is more elevated‚ there is more useless you that has to be dispensed with. Then if you create an ultimate judge‚ which is what the archetypal imagination of humankind has done‚ say‚ with the figure of Christ‚ because if Christ is nothing else‚ he is at least the archetypal perfect man and‚ therefore‚ the judge. You have a judge that says‚ “Get rid of everything about yourself that is not perfect.” Of course‚ that is also what God tells Abraham. He says to be perfect‚ to pick an ideal that is high enough. You can do this. The thing that is interesting about this is‚ you can do it more or less on your own terms. You have to have some collaboration from other people‚ but you do not have to pick an external ideal. You can pick an ideal that fulfills the rule of ideal for you. You can say‚ “If things could be set up for me the way I need them to be‚ and if I could be who I needed to be‚ what would that look like?” You can figure that out for yourself. Then instantly you have a judge. I also think that is part of the reason people do not do it.  Why do people not look up and move ahead? The answer is‚ you start formulating an ideal‚ you formulate a judge‚ and it is pretty easy to feel intimidated in the face of your own ideal. That is what happens to Cain versus Abel‚ for example. It is really easy to destroy the ideal instead of trying to pursue it‚ because then you get rid of the judge. But it is way better. Lower the damn judge if it is too much. If your current ambition is crushing you‚ then maybe you are playing the tyrant to yourself and you should tamp down your ambitions‚ not get rid of them by any stretch of the imagination‚ but at least put them more reasonably within your grasp. You do not have to leap from point one to point 50 in one leap. You can do it incrementally. But I really like this idea. I think it is a profound idea — the process of recapitulating yourself continually. It is a Phoenix-like process. You are shedding all those elements of you that are no longer worthy of the pursuits that you are valuing. Then I would say the idea here is that as you do that‚ you shape yourself ever more precisely into something that can withstand the tragedy of life and that can act as a beacon to the world. That is the right way of thinking about it — maybe first to your friends and then to your family. It is a hell of a fine ambition‚ and there is no reason that it cannot happen. You know‚ every one of you knows people who are really bloody useful in a crisis and people that you admire. You can think of all those people you admire as partial incarnations of the archetypal Messiah. That is exactly right. The more that manifests itself in any given person‚ then the more generally useful and admirable that person is in a multitude of situations. We do not know the limit to that‚ but people can be unbelievably good for things. It is really something to behold. * * * To continue‚ listen or watch more content with Dr. Jordan Peterson on DailyWire+. Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is a clinical psychologist and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. From 1993 to 1998 he served as assistant and then associate professor of psychology at Harvard. He is the international bestselling author of Maps of Meaning‚ 12 Rules For Life‚ and Beyond Order. You can now listen to or watch his popular lectures on DailyWire+.

Comedian Larry David was scheduled to appear on Thursday morning’s broadcast of the “TODAY” show on NBC — but he crashed the set a bit early‚ shocking hosts when he burst onto the scene and physically assaulted another guest‚ the “Sesame Street” Muppet‚ Elmo. Elmo joined the show after an X post about emotional well-being garnered a lot of attention — and the hosts wanted to continue that conversation. David‚ however‚ apparently had only one thing on his mind. Newsbusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck shared a video clip of the wild scene‚ captioning it‚ “OMG: Larry David — whose interview was a few segments away on NBC’s ‘Today’ show — comes out of nowhere &; beats up Elmo after his sit-down to talk about the responses to his #emotionalwellbeing post. @CraigMelvin‚ @SavannahGuthrie‚ @HodaKotb‚ @AlRoker‚ &; @Elmo were FLOORED.” WATCH: OMG: Larry David — whose interview was a few segments away on NBC's 'Today' show — comes out of nowhere &; beats up Elmo after his sit-down to talk about the responses to his #emotionalwellbeing post.@CraigMelvin‚ @SavannahGuthrie‚ @HodaKotb‚ @AlRoker‚ &; @Elmo were FLOORED. pic.twitter.com/cW36SHYX6y — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) February 1‚ 2024 The conversation between Elmo and the hosts had just wrapped up‚ and Guthrie announced that they planned to “go over to Al (Roker) for a check of the weather” — and that’s when the chaotic scene began to unfold. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Wait‚ wait‚ wait!” The camera panned back from Roker and his weather map to the hosts on the couch — and they all burst out laughing‚ with shocked expressions on their faces‚ as David walked onto the set and grabbed Elmo by the neck. With one hand he held the Muppet still‚ and with the other he punched several times — and the laughter continued. Without a word‚ David turned on his heel and walked off the stage. “Elmo loved you before‚” the Muppet called after him. “Ask permission‚ ask permission before you touch people‚ Larry‚” host Craig Melvin admonished the exiting comedian.

Pop singer Kelly Clarkson recently discussed the conversation she had with her doctor which prompted her to lose weight. The 41-year-old made the revelation during a recent episode of her eponymous talk show while responding to guest Kevin James‚ who mentioned how great she was looking. “Well‚ I was told I was pre-diabetic‚” Clarkson responded with a laugh‚ per People. “That’s literally what happened… and well‚ I wasn’t shocked. I was a tiny bit overweight.” “But I wasn’t shocked by it‚” the “Because of You” singer added. “They were like‚ ‘You’re pre-diabetic. You’re right on the borderline.’ And I was like‚ ‘But I’m not there yet.’ And then I waited two years and then I was like OK‚ I’ll do something about it.” Clarkson had previously spoken to People about how she achieved her near 40 pound weight loss‚ which she attributed to staying active and increasing her protein intake. “We go walk the dogs a few times at the park. We’ll go for ice cream because my daughter will wear me down. We’ll go make slime and we go to the museum‚”  the mom of two said‚ speaking of how she gets to exercise with her two children‚ 9-year-old River Rose and 7-year-old Remington Alexander.  “Walking in the city is quite the workout. And I’m really into infrared saunas right now. And I just got a cold plunge because everybody wore me down‚” she continued.  Clarkson explained her eating habits‚ too. “I eat a healthy mix. I dropped weight because I’ve been listening to my doctor — a couple years I didn’t‚” she said. “And 90 percent of the time I’m really good at it because a protein diet is good for me anyway. I’m a Texas girl‚ so I like meat — sorry‚ vegetarians in the world!” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “But I still splurge. The other night I had a frozen yogurt with my daughter‚ and it was magical‚” Clarkson admitted. Despite being overweight at different points during her career‚ Clarkson said it didn’t hinder her opportunities. “I got on the No. 1 television show at my heaviest point‚ because it was right after I had kids‚ and it was like they didn’t care‚” Clarkson told Glamour UK in 2020.  “Paul (Telegdy‚ chairman of NBC Entertainment) hired me from NBC because he loved my personality‚ he loved that I connect with people and I’m really raw and real. It had nothing to do with my sex appeal or my look aesthetically. It had to do with me as a person. I think it’s really up to artists to force people to have that mentality.”

President Joe Biden reached out to the family members of a fallen soldier‚ telling them during a phone call that he could relate to their loss because his son had spent a year in Iraq and had “died because of it.” Biden spoke with Oneida and Shawn Sanders‚ the parents of SPC Kennedy Sanders‚ and told them during the call that their daughter would be posthumously awarded the rank of Sergeant. A short time later‚ however‚ he pivoted to talk about his own son’s death. WATCH: Joe Biden tells the parents of one of the soldiers who died in Syria over the weekend that he lost his son Beau in Iraq. His son died of brain cancer five years after returning from Iraq. pic.twitter.com/iQQ9owIptq — Greg Price (@greg_price11) February 1‚ 2024 SPC Sanders was killed — alongside two other American service members — in Syria in the drone strike executed by Iran-backed terrorists over the weekend. “Shawn‚ I wish I didn’t have to make this call I know there’s nothing anybody can say or do to ease the pain. I’ve been there‚” Biden began. “I just want you to know that I … you’re in my prayers and my heart.” Biden then explained that Kennedy would be receiving her promotion posthumously‚ moving her parents to tears. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Oh wow‚ that is the best news I’ve heard today‚ thank you so much. You don’t know how much that means to us‚” Oneida Sanders replied. “Oh‚ well‚ I tell you what‚ it means a lot to me. My son spent a year in Iraq; that’s how I lost him‚” Biden said then. “You know‚ 1%‚ 1% of all these kids are the ones that take care of 99% of us.” Despite a lack of evidence linking the two‚ Biden has often claimed that his son Beau Biden — who died of brain cancer in 2015‚ years after he returned from deployment to Iraq with the Delaware National Guard — died as a result of his military service. He has sometimes claimed that his son died in Iraq and sometimes argued that exposure to toxic fumes from burn pits — which have been linked to colorectal cancers‚ esophageal cancers‚ and liver cancers — was the cause of his son’s brain tumor.