It would be like making a deal with the Nazis on the eve of D-Day.

During the impeachment hearing of Secretary Mayorkas last Thursday‚ Representative Clay Higgins addressed the mother of one victim of an illegal alien‚ Kayla Noble. As he spoke to the mother‚ he described “the southern border under the control of Secretary Mayorkas as 1954 miles of failure.” Mrs. Nobles testified emotionally about her daughter’s death at […] The post Mayorkas impeachment: “We largely lost our country down there” appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Washington Democrats are pushing a campaign to destigmatize sex offenders who need to be stigmatized to warn others about the danger they present. Democrats are even trying to release dangerous pedophiles into the community. They want to change the term “sex offender” to “person-first language.” Person-first language emphasizes the person before the disability‚ for example “person who […] The post Dems Want to Erase Sex Offender Language to De-Stigmatize appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The Biden campaign is attempting to tie former President Donald Trump to state abortion bans in a new ad as a part of a broader campaign strategy to hammer the abortion issue as the 2024 race heats up. On Sunday‚ the Biden campaign debuted a new spot titled “Forced‚” which features Dr. Austin Dennard‚ a Dallas OBGYN and mother of three‚ who obtained an abortion out of state for an unborn child she says had a fetal condition with “absolutely no chance of survival.” “In Texas‚ you are forced to carry that pregnancy‚ and that is because of Donald Trump overturning Roe v. Wade‚” Dennard says in the 60-second video. “I was to continue my pregnancy‚ putting my life at risk‚” she adds. “We need leaders who will protect our rights and not take them away‚ and that’s Joe Biden and Kamala Harris‚” Dennard says. Dennard’s baby was reportedly diagnosed at 11 weeks with anencephaly‚ a condition where a baby is born without parts of the brain and skull. Dennard is one of several women suing Texas to clarify the “medical emergency” exception to the state’s abortion ban. She testified in July that her pregnancy would have put her at “significant risk‚” but that she did not think she would be granted an abortion under the exception because she was not “critically ill.” “I was not hemorrhaging‚ I was not septic. I was pregnant with a lethal anomaly‚ and I did not believe that I would be able to receive an abortion in my state at that time for the sole purpose of my lethal anomaly‚” she said at the time. It is not clear what specific health risks the pregnancy posed to Dennard. Texas had a six-week abortion ban that was triggered into effect when the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. The law bans all abortions after six weeks‚ except those performed to protect the life of the mother. The new Biden ad will run for a week in seven battleground states — Arizona‚ Georgia‚ Michigan‚ Nevada‚ North Carolina‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Wisconsin. The campaign hopes to target suburban women and young voters‚ so the ad will run on programs and channels known to attract women‚ including the season premiere of “The Bachelor” and HGTV‚ TLC‚ Bravo‚ Hallmark‚ and the Food Network. It will also run during Sunday’s NFL conference championship games. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The ad’s release comes around the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade’s decision in 1973. Trump has vaunted Roe vs. Wade’s demise on the campaign trail‚ emphasizing that he appointed the justices that gave the court the conservative majority needed to overturn it. “For 54 years they were trying to get Roe v. Wade terminated‚ and I did it. And I’m proud to have done it‚” the former president said during a recent Fox News town hall.

With the exit of another member of Congress‚ the GOP’s narrow majority in the House got even smaller — a slim margin that has complicated matters for leadership when it comes to key issues. The House confirmed on Monday the resignation of Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH)‚ who left office to become president of Youngstown State University‚ making the party breakdown 219 Republicans and 213 Democrats. There are now three vacancies in the 435-member chamber. Lawmakers voted to expel Rep. George Santos (R-NY) following the release of a scathing ethics report in December. After losing the speakership in October‚ Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) opted to leave Congress at the end of last year. A special election for the seat vacated by Santos is set for mid-February. California has settled on a March 19 primary and general election on May 21 if no candidate beats the 50% threshold in the primary to replace McCarthy. Ohio is going with a special election primary for Johnson’s vacant seat on March 19 and a general election on June 11. Beyond vacancies‚ House Republicans are temporarily short a couple of men due to medical reasons. Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) is recovering from a back injury he sustained in a motor vehicle collision this month. And Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) has been away from Washington to undergo a stem cell transplant as he battles blood cancer. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) acknowledged in a Fox interview over the weekend that one of the “challenges” the GOP faces in its effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is members being out for “medical issues‚” but he suggested a House floor vote could happen sometime after early February. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) recently spoke about the political situation for House Republicans as he faces pushback from a group of conservatives‚ including members of the Freedom Caucus‚ amid negotiations on spending and border security with a Senate and White House that are controlled by Democrats. “Everyone understands the reality of where we are‚” Johnson said at a news conference last week. “The House Republicans have the second-smallest majority in history. We’re not going to get everything that we want. But we’re going to stick to our core conservative principles.”

An NFL fan ended up catching on fire at a tailgate party in New York on Sunday ahead of the showdown between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs AFC Divisional Playoff game.  In a wild video that surfaced on X‚ a group of Buffalo fans decided to take part in “the odd-yet-exciting tradition of body-slamming and smashing a folding table‚” the New York Post reported. Except this group of fans decided to make things a bit more exciting by setting one of the folding tables on fire and then throwing their pal‚ who was wearing a Detroit Lions sweatshirt‚ onto it. MEANWHILE: Lions fan catches fire in Buffalo pic.twitter.com/8K8ZeUJ7WO — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 21‚ 2024 However‚ before the fan landed‚ it appeared that someone added an extra dose of lighter fluid to the flames and when he hit the table‚ the seat of his pants caught fire. At first‚ the fan seemed unfazed by being slammed onto the table and very unaware that he was on fire. However‚ once he stood up‚ he realized that there were flames coming from his rear end. Initially‚ the fan flailed about trying to extinguish the flames‚ even crashing into the people standing around capturing video of the chaos. He then threw himself to the snow-covered ground and attempted to put out the flames without any success. Luckily though‚ one of his pals stepped in and helped eventually extinguish the fire. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP It is unclear from the video if the fan was injured from the stunt or if he managed to escape unharmed. Back inside Highmark Stadium‚ there was plenty of excitement as the Bills and Chiefs fans saw the lead in the game change five times in 60 minutes. As most people expected‚ it went down to the wire and final minute resulting in a Kansas City 27-24 win.  Kansas City now advances to the AFC Championship game on Sunday where they will be on the road against the Baltimore Ravens. The winner will move on to the Super Bowl. Related: Paywalled Chiefs-Dolphins Wild Card Game Sets Streaming Record

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk‚ owner of the social media giant X‚ said Monday that media attempts to “cancel” him are driven by fear of competition in the news industry. Musk appeared with Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro at the European Jewish Association (EJA) conference in Krakow‚ Poland. Musk and Shapiro covered topics including anti-Semitism‚ free speech‚ and the social media age during a roughly hour-long discussion. As the conversation hit on social media‚ Shapiro questioned Musk on what is behind numerous hit pieces that have targeted Musk in recent months‚ especially after his purchase of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. “The reality is that X is competition for the legacy media. X is where people go to get the most current news and learn about the world. So‚ the legacy media are our direct competitors‚ so they’re really going to find every angle to try to cancel X‚” Musk responded. Musk then suggested that X is soaking up market share from the traditional media and outcompeting older print and cable outlets for users’ attention. “If you want to know why things are happening‚ look at the incentives‚ you know? Legacy media has had a tough time with respect to usage‚” Musk said. “The numbers I saw was that the sort of traditional print-cable television viewership went down something like 20-30% last year. On the other hand‚ X went up roughly the same‚ roughly 20-30%‚” he continued. “It’s a direct competition for people’s attention. So‚ if there’s some attack they can levy against me‚ they will.” .@elonmusk and @benshapiro discuss why the legacy media is threatened by @X: pic.twitter.com/oite5HCzJy — Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) January 22‚ 2024 The focus of the EJA conference is the rise of anti-Semitism across Europe since the terror group Hamas invaded Israel on October 7‚ resulting in the murders of roughly 1‚200 people and the capture of hundreds more. Shapiro and Musk noted that the Palestinian terror group and its backers in Gaza appear to have gained support in the West in the months since the attack. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Shapiro praised Musk for his content moderation decisions regarding X. Under Musk’s guidance‚ the platform allowed Shapiro and others to post graphic footage from October 7 to allow others to see video and photos of Hamas’ brutality‚ Shapiro said. The decision has led to a better accounting of the attack and Israel’s war on Hamas in the public square.

Sirius XM radio host Megyn Kelly laid into MSNBC host Joy Reid over a Friday evening interview that aired on “The Reidout.” During the interview in question‚ Reid repeatedly attempted to attack Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice — and in doing so‚ she found herself defending pornographic materials in schools and in the hands of children. WATCH: Moms For Liberty Founder to MSNBC host Joy Reid: “In what context is a strap on dildo acceptable in a public school?” 🎥 @TPostMillennial pic.twitter.com/r4rUibSbmf — Oli London (@OliLondonTV) January 21‚ 2024 Reid began the segment by complaining about some books — particularly some with explicit LGBTQ+ themes — being “banned‚” but Justice pushed back immediately‚ noting that there was no actual ban in effect. “No one is banning books. Write the book‚ print the book‚ publish the book put the book in the public library‚ sell the book‚ right? We’re talking about a public school library‚” she said‚ saying that it wasn’t a ban so much as a move to ensure that inappropriate materials would not end up in the hands of young children. Reid continued down the same path‚ however‚ complaining that conservatives were advocating book bans without knowing what was actually in the books or by taking certain key words from those books “out of context” in order to make them sound offensive. “In what context is a strap-on dildo acceptable for public schools? Tell me what the context around a strap-on dildo or the rape of a minor child by a teacher?” Justice asked in response. Justice was not alone in her assessment of the book Reid mentioned — “All Boys Aren’t Blue.” Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) read an excerpt of the book aloud on the Senate floor during a hearing last September‚ prompting an awkward response from Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. “Those words are disturbing coming from your mouth‚” Giannoulias said to Kennedy — but he said nothing about the fact that Illinois allows children access to those same “disturbing” words. Sen. Kennedy reads passages from pornographic books Genderqueer and All Boys are Blue. The Illinois Sec. of State Alexi Giannoulias responds by saying "those words are disturbing coming from your mouth." His state's new law stops parents from being able to remove it from… pic.twitter.com/eDehdhctQL — Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 12‚ 2023 Reid went on to argue that Moms for Liberty should not have the right to “ban” such books‚ saying that stories like the one in question might allow an LGBTQ child to “feel seen.” Instead‚ she asserted that the parents of those children should have the right to demand that their children have access to them. The argument continued‚ and Justice suggested that perhaps the more explicit books should be kept where younger students would not stumble across them by accident. “Maybe we can just put all the books with all the graphic sexual content — the dildos‚ the raping …” she began‚ but Reid interrupted. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “I’m so sorry‚ excuse me‚ excuse me‚ excuse me! I have seen tapes of what Moms For Liberty does‚ and you all go into school board meetings and you read graphic stuff‚” Reid complained‚ suggesting that parents drawing attention to the graphic content was more egregious than the content itself. “Joy‚ this is a disingenuous conversation‚” Justice shot back. “America used to understand that there’s a thing called age-appropriate content.” Kelly’s response to the entire exchange — and Reid’s position in particular — was simple: “This idiot actually wanted to know what ‘expertise’ [Justice] has to object to minors in school reading about strap-on dildos &; incestual pedophilia.” This idiot actually wanted to know what “expertise” @4TiffanyJustice has to object to minors in school reading about strap-on dildos &; incestual pedophilia. https://t.co/kv2xi7toey — Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) January 22‚ 2024