Today‚ we have two insane moments in time. Interestingly‚ today is the day the American Revolution began. We won that battle‚ and we will win this one. We have a sacred inheritance of liberty that we must not lose. First‚ the Man Who Set Himself on Fire. A man set himself on fire today outside […] The post Man Sets Himself on Fire &; a Dangerous House Plot Exposed appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

A United States Congressman from Texas warned that a violent Venezuelan gang is exploiting America’s open southern border to build its presence and consolidate its power within the United States. Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX) warned that the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua will become the most powerful criminal gang in the country after years of taking advantage of America’s border crisis. “This gang in several years is going to be the dominant transnational criminal organization throughout the United States. There’s no doubt in my mind‚” Rep. Gonzales explained in an interview with Fox News. “They’re very vicious. They have no rules. They gobble up territory almost like a cancer.” The gang‚ which engages in kidnapping‚ sex trafficking‚ murder‚ and extortion‚ may have counted the killer of Laken Riley among its members. Jose Ibarra‚ the illegal alien charged with the murder of the young nursing student in Georgia‚ has a number of tattoos associated with the Venezuelan gang‚ including a five-pointed crown on his neck. The gang is also tied to the strangling of a retired police officer in Florida’s Miami-Dade County‚ as well as the beating of a New York City Police Officer. Gonzalez explained that the only way to solve the crisis is to empower Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to hunt down and deport criminal illegal immigrants. “You have to have ICE have the ability to go around and actively hunt these criminal aliens that have committed crimes‚ hunt them down and deport them‚” Gonzales explained. “That has to happen‚ and when it does happen‚ it can’t happen in a vacuum. People have to know what’s happening. And it can’t just happen in one part of the country. It has to happen throughout the country.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The reported growth of Tren de Aragua within the United States comes as the country has faced an unprecedented border crisis under the Biden administration. Over 10 million people have crossed the border since President Joe Biden took office‚ with an estimated 1.7 million illegal immigrant gotaways recorded since Biden took office in 2021. There were 415‚000 total reported gotaways for 2018‚ 2019‚ and 2020 under the Trump administration. There have also been over one million illegal immigrant encounters on the southern border in just the first six months of fiscal year 2024.

Known for many memorable aphorisms‚ Winston Churchill once expressed a determination to “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Over the ensuing decades‚ some leaders have used such logic to justify taking advantage of people’s fears during perilous times — trampling their liberties in ways the people would never tolerate during more normal circumstances. The better application of Churchill’s principle‚ however‚ is to actually learn the right lessons from crises we encounter — and to apply those lessons in ways that truly protect both lives and liberty. So it is with the COVID-19 pandemic that remains relatively fresh in our collective memory. Dr. Anthony Fauci‚ the architect of much of the federal government’s initial COVID-19 response‚ admitted late last year that many directives — such as 6-foot social distancing — “sort of just appeared” without any serious science backing them up. So seems to be the case with many mandates and orders imposed in the individual states. Here in Indiana‚ we Hoosiers recently passed the four-year anniversary of stay-at-home orders imposed by our governor with the support of appointed bureaucrats and others. On March 6‚ 2020‚ Governor Eric Holcomb declared a public health emergency. Over the course of more than two years‚ various government officials issued and enforced COVID-19 mandates‚ including stay-at-home orders‚ capacity limits‚ vaccine mandates‚ mask requirements‚ and business‚ school‚ and church closures. Unfortunately‚ few of the leaders responsible for these harsh measures have undertaken any serious effort in the aftermath of their actions to assess whether they responded appropriately to the threats we faced. But we need such an evaluation in order to learn from mistakes — and to develop a plan and vision for how we will react to similar scenarios in the future. Toward accomplishing these ends — and because no one else stepped forward to adequately address these issues — I tasked my office with conducting an analysis of how our state government responded to the dangerous coronavirus spawned in China. In March‚ we released a full report on what we found. One key example — death counts across Indiana were vastly inflated: COVID-19 was listed as a “cause of death” for numerous deaths caused by gunshot wounds‚ fires‚ car accidents‚ blunt force trauma‚ drowning and drug overdoses. The obvious truth is that our state government produced and relied on severely flawed data‚ including inflated death counts and unsound positivity rates‚ to shape the state’s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This faulty data led to months of mask mandates and‚ even worse‚ to lockdowns that devastated our economy and our children’s education. The measures implemented to combat COVID-19 turned out to be even more destructive than the havoc wreaked by the public health crisis itself. In Indiana‚ literacy rates plummeted as chronic absenteeism skyrocketed. Thousands of Hoosier 3rd graders have been allowed to move forward despite being unable to read. Students’ mental health also took a toll during the pandemic‚ with three out of every 10 Indiana students saying they considered suicide. Shutting down society triggered an unprecedented level of federal spending. Total public debt as a percent of GDP skyrocketed to over 132% and remains historically high. Hoosiers and other Americans have suffered from the highest inflation rate in decades‚ and the consumer price index (CPI) remains elevated over pre-pandemic levels. Even after the pandemic‚ total federal government expenditures far exceed pre-pandemic levels. Moving ahead‚ we must resolve never again to accept the false notion that we have to choose between our lives and our livelihoods. We must resolve‚ as well‚ to keep Indiana’s economy and educational institutions fully open for business during future public health challenges. Some continue to insist that they have no regrets about the lockdowns and mandates that severely damaged our economy and our kids’ educations. In fact‚ after our report was released‚ the governor lambasted it as having “zero” credibility. Why not read the report for yourself&;#63; Then‚ you can decide whether you believe it to be credible. Abraham Lincoln once said‚ “Let the people know the truth‚ and the country is safe.” Just as in his day‚ the need for transparency in government remains absolutely essential to maintaining a free society. Let us all learn and remember the lessons from COVID-19 so that we can avoid past mistakes and better serve our fellow Hoosiers in the future. In particular‚ let us commit to always fighting the dangerous forces that are all too eager to lock down our liberties — for they pose as much danger to our republic as any virus ever could. * * * Todd Rokita is Indiana’s attorney general. The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Megyn Kelly said on Friday that “Joe Biden must go” as she blasted the president’s Title IX revision‚ which protects transgender-identifying people and is a “nuclear level attack on women’s rights.” In a lengthy post on X‚ the host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast wrote: “DO NOT EVER LET ANY DEMOCRAT TELL YOU THEY CARE ABOUT WOMEN’S RIGHTS EVER AGAIN IF THEY DO NOT STAND UP TO THIS ABOMINATION OF A TITLE IX REVISION.” “These regs are a nuclear level attack on women’s rights and men’s due process rights‚” Kelly said. “JOE BIDEN MUST GO. Your daughter will be forced to share her locker rooms with aroused men who get off on posing as women and there will be nothing you can do.” “Your son will be stripped of his due process rights if he is accused by anyone on campus of sexual misconduct – his life will be over just w/the accusation‚” she added. “No right to cross examine‚ back to kangaroo ‘courts’ and he will be expelled and labeled a sex offender based on NOTHING.” “The only people who win are people who say they are ‘trans’ who now get to curtail our language and take over our spaces and eventually our sports‚” the host continued. “THIS WILL NOT STAND. Shame on you Biden.” DO NOT EVER LET ANY DEMOCRAT TELL YOU THEY CARE ABOUT WOMEN’S RIGHTS EVER AGAIN IF THEY DO NOT STAND UP TO THIS ABOMINATION OF A TITLE IX REVISION. These regs are a nuclear level attack on women’s rights and men’s due process rights. JOE BIDEN MUST GO. — Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) April 19‚ 2024 The post followed the release of the Biden administration’s provision‚ which “clarifies that sex discrimination includes discrimination based on sex stereotypes‚ sex characteristics‚ pregnancy or related conditions‚ sexual orientation‚ and gender identity.” The revision will force any K-12 school or higher education institution receiving federal funding to allow boys who identify as girls to use girls’ bathrooms‚ locker rooms‚ and housing accommodations while allowing girls who identify as boys to use boys’ facilities.  The Biden administration’s new change to Title IX also forces teachers and students to use the preferred pronouns of their students or classmates. Additionally‚ K-12 schools that receive federal funding must go along with students’ chosen gender identity even if it doesn’t match their biological sex without providing notice to or getting approval from parents. During Friday’s “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast‚ the host expanded on her comments and said that she was ashamed of Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona’s reversal of the 1972 law that was enacted to protect women and girls. “No lawmaker has voted on this‚” Kelly said. “No Congress has passed this. Joe Biden did it with his education secretary. It’s an agency regulation. … It applies to K-12. It’s not just colleges. The way you talk about these issues‚ pronouns. He’s waved his magic wand to say we all have to do it the way Joe Biden wants it done.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Former Senior Counsel at the U.S. Department of Education Sarah Parshall Perry said the revision of “Title IX—which was enacted to protect women and girls and provide them equal educational opportunities—has been manipulated so that gender activists and woke politicos can feel good about themselves.” “Under the new rule‚ girls and women will no longer have any sex-separated bathrooms‚ locker rooms‚ housing accommodations‚ or other educational programs‚” she added. “Women’s sports are likely endangered‚ too. Any education institution‚ including many private schools that receive even nominal federal funding‚ will be affected by this rule.”

Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines said that with his 2024 revision‚ President Joe Biden has basically “abolished Title IX” — a policy that was originally enacted to protect women and girls. On Friday‚ Gaines broke down what Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona have done by revising the law enacted in 1972. A summary of the new provisions “clarifies that sex discrimination includes discrimination based on sex stereotypes‚ sex characteristics‚ pregnancy or related conditions‚ sexual orientation‚ and gender identity.” “The Biden Admin has just officially abolished Title IX as we knew it‚” Gaines wrote in a post on X. “Now‚ sex = gender identity.” “In a nutshell‚ the new rewrite means‚ men can take academic AND athletic scholarships from women‚” she added. “Men will have FULL access to bathrooms‚ locker rooms‚ etc. Men could be housed in dorm rooms with women.” “Students and faculty MUST compel their speech by requiring the use of preferred pronouns‚” Gaines continued. “If the guidelines above are ignored or even questioned‚ then YOU can be charged with harassment.” The Biden Admin has just officially abolished Title IX as we knew it. Now‚ sex = gender identity. In a nutshell‚ the new rewrite means: – men can take academic AND athletic scholarships from women – men will have FULL access to bathrooms‚ locker rooms‚ etc – men could be… pic.twitter.com/JfQVI9Yfph — Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 19‚ 2024 The former University of Kentucky swimmer has become a vocal advocate for women’s rights in sports and has faced backlash for speaking out against biological males competing against females. Gaines made headlines when she talked about how unfair it was having to swim against trans-identifying male swimmer Lia Thomas in 2022 and how uncomfortable it was changing in the locker room with Thomas. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Nicole Neily‚ president of Parents Defending Education‚ also blasted Biden’s new regulations as “grotesque‚” and accused the White House of capitulating “to extremists in his party‚ sacrificing the First Amendment on the altar of Title IX and disregarding clearly established Supreme Court precedent on the definition of sexual harassment.” Former Senior Counsel at the U.S. Department of Education Sarah Parshall Perry echoed the sentiment‚ stating‚ “Under the new rule‚ girls and women will no longer have any sex-separated bathrooms‚ locker rooms‚ housing accommodations‚ or other educational programs. Women’s sports are likely endangered‚ too.” “Any education institution‚ including many private schools that receive even nominal federal funding‚ will be affected by this rule‚” she added. “The rule also erases other important protections‚ like due process protections for students accused of sexual misconduct‚ free speech protections for students and teachers who don’t want to use ‘preferred pronouns‚’ and parents’ right to know if their child is in the process of a gender identity ‘social transition’ at school.” Related: Riley Gaines Shares Messages She’s Gotten From Female Athletes Competing Against Trans-Identifying Males

The man who set himself on fire Friday afternoon outside the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial was underway has been identified as a left-wing conspiracy theorist. The New York Times reported that a high-ranking police official identified the man as 37-year-old Max Azzarello. The man soaked himself with an accelerant around 1:35 p.m. EST right across the street from the courthouse in Collect Pond Park and reportedly “threw pamphlets into the air before” carrying out the act of self-immolation. Photos taken of Azzarello after the incident showed that he was in dire condition as he was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. On a LinkedIn account that is believed to be his‚ he claimed that he worked for Democrat politicians in the past‚ but at some point appears to have become disillusioned by the entire political system. In a nearly 3‚000-word incoherent manifesto‚ Azzarello‚ who claims that he is “an investigative researcher‚” said that he carried out the act to “draw attention to an urgent and important discovery.” “We are victims of a totalitarian con‚ and our own government (along with many of their allies) is about to hit us with an apocalyptic fascist world coup‚” he claimed. “These claims sound like fantastical conspiracy theory‚ but they are not. They are proof of conspiracy.” He claimed that there was a vast “Ponzi scheme” underway involving cryptocurrency‚ billionaires‚ Stanford‚ Silicon Valley‚ Harvard‚ and Facebook. He claimed that bank failures “were all intentional” events “to move out stolen Ponzi money.” He claimed that the “elites” funneled “trillions of dollars in stolen cash through the stock market[‚] created the largest stock-market anomaly in history.” He claimed that the U.S. government unleashed the coronavirus pandemic to “explain the massive anomaly.” He also claimed that the Ponzi schemes were “an economic doomsday device‚ intentionally made to shatter the world economy.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP He repeatedly listed examples in his manifesto‚ and some of his other deranged writings online‚ politicians from both political parties whom he believed were involved in the stories that he concocted in his mind. He also believed that the television show “The Simpsons” “served the interests of organized crime” and were part of a conspiracy used to by the elites “to brainwash us.” On his social media accounts‚ he also posted incoherent messages and sang songs about starting a revolution. In a photo‚ he was pictured wearing a Bernie Sanders t-shirt. He also posted a message supporting Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack on Israel‚ and repeated false propaganda about Israel.

Five middle school girls refused to race against a trans-identifying male player at a West Virginia track and field meet on Thursday. The five girls‚ who play for Liberty High School‚ which hosted the meet‚ refused to participate in the “shot put” event‚ where players throw a heavy ball as far as they can‚ Outkick reported. One by one‚ the five girls stepped into the starting area and then stepped out‚ refusing to compete‚ video of the competition that was shared to social media shows. The girls reportedly did the same for the discus throwing event. 🚨🚨FIVE middle school female athletes in West Virginia refuse to throw shot put against male‚ Becky Pepper-Jackson. This comes just 2 days after the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the WV law that says you must compete in the category that matches your sex. It's a… pic.twitter.com/RzMgh4jVRU — Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 19‚ 2024 The trans-identifying 13-year-old boy reportedly competes in both shot put and discus throwing. He plays on the girls track and field team at Bridgeport Middle School in Bridgeport. One of the girls who stepped out said that the trans-identifying boy won the championship shot put event. A total of seven schools competed at Thursday’s competition‚ the Harrison County Middle School Championships. The 13-year-old trans-identifying boy at the girls’ track meet is at the center of a federal case dealing with biological males in girls sports. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP On Tuesday‚ a federal appeals court ruled that West Virginia’s law barring trans-identifying boys from competing on girls’ teams cannot be enforced against this particular boy. “The defendants cannot expect that B.P.J. will countermand her social transition‚ her medical treatment‚ and all the work she has done with her schools‚ teachers‚ and coaches for nearly half her life by introducing herself to teammates‚ coaches‚ and even opponents as a boy‚” wrote Judge Toby Heytens. The ruling only applies to this particular 13-year-old boy‚ who has been on puberty blockers since third grade. The video of the girls stepping out of the competition was shared by former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines‚ who criticized the adults who allowed the trans-identifying boy to compete against girls. Gaines previously swam against Lia Thomas‚ a biological male‚ and since then has been an outspoken advocate for girls’ sports. “It’s a sad day when 13-14yr old girls have to be the adults in the room‚ but I couldn’t be more inspired by and proud of these girls‚” Gaines posted on X. “Enough is enough. The tide is turning&;#33;” she added. In recent years‚ women and girls across the country have raised objections to competing against and alongside biological males. Nevertheless‚ many schools and sports organizations still allow trans-identifying males to compete on the opposite sex’s teams. Last month‚ a Massachusetts private school stood by its decision to let a trans-identifying male play on the girls’ basketball team after three opposing players said they got hurt. However‚ there is some momentum against combining girls and trans-identifying males in sport. Earlier this month‚ the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)‚ which governs sports at more than 240 small colleges‚ announced a new policy on Monday banning trans-identifying male athletes from playing on women’s teams.