Eric Holder’s interview on CNN was very revealing. The irony was stupefying. The host asked Obama’s wingman‚ Eric Holder‚ what might happen if Donald Trump is elected. Holder then went on to describe what they’re doing to Donald Trump – for real! It’s also how Democrats plan to win this next election because they can’t […] The post Obama’s Wingman Tries to Describe Trump’s Revenge But Details His Own appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

A beautiful moment for everyday people‚ David Phelps singing O Holy Night. Christmas is in two weeks. David Phelps – O Holy Night. Best live performance ever of a Christmas song. pic.twitter.com/Hx4GEnuIZA — MAZE (@mazemoore) December 12‚ 2023 via Maze Moore The post Remembering the Reason for the Season appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Axios reports that the fifth debate — the first to not be sponsored by the Republican National Committee — is failing to lock down commitments from some of the party’s remaining top contenders aside from Donald Trump‚ who is on pace to be the candidate. The primary was essentially over before it began. Only Ron […] The post The Next Debate Might Not Go On appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Award-winning conservative political scientist and author Dr. Carol Swain‚ who was allegedly plagiarized by Harvard president Claudine Gay in her Ph.D. dissertation‚ blasted Harvard University for not forcing Gay to resign. Swain authored the book “Black Faces‚ Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress‚” which won the LBJ Foundation’s D.B. Hardeman Prize for congressional scholarship and the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award from the American Political Science Association. After Harvard indicated it would back Gay and not force her to resign in the wake of plagiarism accusations and Gay’s claim that calls for genocide of Jews required “context‚” Swain blasted the university on X‚ “The Harvard Corporation did not have the cojones to own and remedy their mistakes regarding Dr. Gay. Despite the evidence of plagiarism throughout her career‚ she will remain at the helm of the University. There’s no accountability at Harvard.” The Harvard Corporation did not have the cojones to own and remedy their mistakes regarding Dr. Gay. Despite the evidence of plagiarism throughout her career‚ she will remain at the helm of the University. There’s no accountability at Harvard. #poisonivy #Ivyleague https://t.co/m7MkGP0bjZ — Dr. Carol M. Swain (@carolmswain) December 12‚ 2023 “I rarely get angry‚ but I am angry right now about the racial double standards that are TEMPORARILY giving #ClaudineGay an opportunity to resign‚” she added. “White progressives created her and white progressives are protecting her. The rest of us have had to work our rear ends off to achieve success. Some get it handed to them.” I rarely get angry‚ but I am angry 😡 right now about the racial double standards that are TEMPORARILY giving #ClaudineGay an opportunity to resign. White progressives created her and white progressives are protecting her. The rest of us have had to work our rear ends off to… pic.twitter.com/5ls2f4PUtB — Dr. Carol M. Swain (@carolmswain) December 12‚ 2023 Swain also recommended a book she had written in order to understand the mindset at Harvard: This book is ABSOLUTELY relevant for understanding the #Harvardu #ClaudineGay scandal. Order a copy for anyone who is confused about how and why we are losing our nation. https://t.co/nNTpHLYxVu — Dr. Carol M. Swain (@carolmswain) December 12‚ 2023 Swain had told RedState that she hadn’t examined whether Gay had plagiarized her work‚ stating‚ “If she was doing work on minority representation and publishing articles‚ if she didn’t cite my work at all‚ but she was clearly using my work‚ that’s more serious. … Did she cite my work at all? Because my work won the highest prize political scientists can win‚ and my work was the one cited in the voting rights cases about majority-minority districts.” “If she didn’t cite my work‚ then that would be more concerning to me‚ that she was able to advance through academia doing work very similar to mine without citing me‚” she said. “I mean‚ her ideas came from me because she came after me‚ right? … If people like her who are supposed to be hotshot are not citing my work — they’re using it and they’re not citing it‚ it hurt my reputation. It diminished me; it helped marginalize me because we get our promotions and recognition based on how much our work is cited.” “Over the years‚ I have always felt that given the seminal nature of my work‚ there should have been more citations‚” Swain recalled. “But‚ I’ve also noticed that there’ve been people doing work on white nationalism and various topics where I was out there first that did not cite me at all.” “She was in graduate school when I was tenured at Princeton‚” Swain recalled. “I was a professor‚ and she was supposed to be the new hotshot. I was a hotshot‚ and then I was being displaced by her. I heard about how brilliant she was‚ but I never met her. I never knew her‚ and she’s never contacted me. We never had conversations.” “I haven’t read the articles that she published‚” she said. “I can tell you this: when I got my tenure at Princeton‚ the standard at the Ivy League was you had to have one major book‚ and you had to have a path-breaking book. As far as I can tell‚ she has no path-breaking books. I only see one‚ and it’s not really a book. It’s listed as a book‚ but it doesn’t seem to be a book.” RELATED: Harvard’s Highest Governing Body Unanimously Reaffirms Support For President After Troubling Congressional Testimony‚ Plagiarism Allegations 

On January 27‚ 2017‚ the tiny town of Seabeck‚ Washington‚ was rocked by the murders of Christale Careaga‚ her son Johnathon Higgins from a previous relationship‚ and her stepson Hunter Schaap. Two days later‚ her husband‚ Johnny Careaga‚ was found dead in his burnt-out Ford F-150 pickup truck. On the night of the murders‚ the family had some friends over at their house. At some point‚ Careaga received a phone call and left to meet someone‚ Gig Harbor Now reported. Surveillance footage taken around 9 p.m. at Camp Union Grocery showed Careaga’s vehicle parking next to another vehicle.  Careaga then drove back home but never entered the house. One of the guests would later tell police that they went out to the garage to check on Careaga and heard three men talking loudly. The guests left the home when Christale went to check the garage herself‚ the Kitsap Sun reported. At 11:28 p.m.‚ 16-year-old Hunter Schaap called 911 and pleaded for help‚ saying “Help! I’m dying … My family is dead! Come now!” The line went dead after 38 seconds‚ Gig Harbor reported. When deputies arrived at the residence‚ it was engulfed in flames. Once the fire was put out‚ deputies discovered the bodies of 37-year-old Christale‚ Hunter‚ and 16-year-old Johnathon. The three had been shot in the head before the fire was set.  It appeared that Christale had been shot in the head when she went into the garage. Johnathon was shot when he left his room to check out the noises. Hunter had reportedly surprised the killers‚ coming home with a pizza. He was shot twice but managed to live long enough to call 911 before he was shot a third time. “Firefighters battled the fire‚” Kitsap County Sheriff’s deputy Scott Wilson told KIRO 7 several days after the murders. “Got it secured. Got it put out. And in their course of doing that‚ they came across the remains of three people inside the residence‚ two males and a female.” The Kitsap County Fire Marshal’s Office later said that the alleged killers put fire-starting logs doused with accelerant on beds in the house and broke out the windows so oxygen would fan the flames‚ Gig Harbor Now reported. While his family was dead‚  Careaga and his truck were missing. The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office requested the public’s help in finding Careaga‚ but two days later‚ his remains were found inside of his truck‚ which had been set on fire. He was found on an abandoned remote tree farm in Belfair‚ Washington‚ KATU 2 reported.  David Zalenski‚ the Careaga’s neighbor for 12 years‚ told KIRO 7 that the family was “just so nice‚” adding‚ “Geez‚ nice people don’t get killed like that.” When police searched the Careaga home‚ they found $40‚000 in cash in a safe and another $7‚000 in a dresser. Another $200‚000 was believed to be hidden under the house – but it was missing. While the Careagas owned Christale’s Java Hut and Juanito’s Taco Shop‚ the discovery of the cash was surprising. Authorities also discovered marijuana growing at the residence‚ but it turned out to be authorized under state medical marijuana laws. Law enforcement then learned that Careaga was bringing a kilo of cocaine up from California to Washington every few months to sell in Kitsap County‚ Gig Harbor reported. One of his regular customers was Robert Watson‚ the vice president of the Bremerton chapter of the Bandidos motorcycle club. The Bandidos‚ according to the Justice Department‚ is labeled an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang‚ meaning it’s an organization “whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises.” They’re considered a “serious national domestic threat” and are linked to drug-trafficking. Careaga allegedly sold the cocaine to Watson through a close friend‚ who eventually decided to stop selling the drug‚ leaving Careaga to sell to Watson directly. After the direct communication began‚ Watson allegedly followed Careaga down to California while obtaining the cocaine‚ leading to a verbal argument between the men. The two men allegedly continued to clash until the day of the murders. Detectives said that at around 4:00 a.m. on the night of the murders‚ Watson showed up at the home of another Bandido member. He had no pants and asked the member to borrow a pair. Watson allegedly told the fellow member he had been in a fight with a “homeless black man” and washed his hands. Watson then left the home in a car‚ even though the Bandido member thought he had arrived on foot‚ the Kitsap Sun reported. Later in the day‚ Watson called 911 claiming his truck had been broken into “several days earlier” and that a loaded Glock handgun and a loaded magazine had been stolen. Following the murders‚ Watson stopped showing up for his job at Kitsap County Public Works‚ and was fired in September 2017. That year‚ some $303‚000 was deposited into Watson’s bank accounts‚ with “numerous cash deposits that the source could not be identified‚” according to court records reviewed by the Sun. A neighbor told police that on the night of the murders‚ he thought he heard gunshot sounds‚ and when he was outside moving his truck‚ he saw Careaga’s truck drive away “at a high rate of speed‚” according to court records. This neighbor identified the driver not as Johnny Careaga‚ but as Danie Kelly‚ a former friend of Careaga’s who served as the best man at Careaga’s first wedding. But the two had a falling out when Careaga accused Kelly of stealing from him. The relationship deteriorated so much that detectives wrote‚ “Danie and John hated each other such that Danie would have no business being at John’s house or driving his truck.” Watson allegedly took Kelly “under his wing” within the Bandidos‚  which meant that Kelly “would have to do anything Robert asked of him‚” detectives wrote‚ according to the Sun. Less than a week after the murders‚ a vehicle belonging to Robert Watson’s younger brother Johnny J. Watson was found “stripped and dumped in the Puyallup River.” The car appears to be the one seen in surveillance footage from a grocery store parking lot the night of the murders. “The radio‚ tires‚ airbags‚ and other items generally stolen were still present in the Mercedes‚ but porous surfaces such as carpeting‚ seats‚ headlights‚ seatbelts‚ etc.‚ were removed‚” detectives wrote in court documents. The vehicle had no plates and was never reported stolen. The Watsons would later pay $1‚500 to get the vehicle back‚ according to detectives. Detectives used cell phone tracking data to follow Careaga‚ the Watsons‚ and Kelly throughout the night of the murders. Kelly had purchased a burner phone and used it exclusively to communicate with Careaga for the 10 days prior to the murder‚ but not after. These cell phone records‚ as well as interviews and other evidence‚ were used to arrest both Robert and Johnny Watson‚ and Kelly‚ as suspects in the murders. “The motive for the crime is complicated — it’s involving drugs‚ money‚ there’s definitely some personality conflicts‚” Kitsap County Sheriff’s Detective Sgt. Lissa Gundrum said at a news conference in June 2022‚ according to the Associated Press. The three men were held on $20 million bail each‚ KATU 2 reported. They pleaded not guilty‚ and in July‚ six felony charges were dropped from each suspect‚ leaving each charged with 10 felonies. The decision came after attorneys for the suspects argued that secondary charges had been filed after certain statute of limitations kicked in‚ Fox 13 reported. The trial began in late November‚ with jurors listening to Hunter’s harrowing 911 call. In opening statements‚ Robert Watson’s attorney Matthew McGowan told jurors that his client and Johnny were acquaintances but that evidence would show Robert was not involved in the murders‚ the Sun reported. “We do believe that once you see all the evidence‚ you’ll be convinced of his innocence‚” McGowan said‚ according to the outlet. “As he stands before you here this morning‚ Robert Watson is an innocent man.” McGowan pointed to DNA and other physical evidence that did not link to his client. He also said that the large money transactions could be explained through legitimate means. He also disputed cell phone evidence claiming Robert was at the scene of the crime. “Cell phone tower data is not detailed enough to pinpoint the location of a specific phone other than within the entire coverage area‚” he said. “This is really important‚ because when you hear from some witnesses that the TracFone was at Robert Watson’s house‚ or alternately in Robert Watson’s neighborhood‚ that’s not the end of the story.” Johnny Watson’s attorney‚ Craig Kibbe‚ in his opening statements‚ said there was little evidence to connect his client to the crime. “If this trial‚ over the next however many weeks we’re going to be here‚ was a two-hour movie‚ Johnny Watson would be on screen for maybe a minute or two in the background‚ might not even have a speaking part‚” Kibbe said. “That’s because he’s a very minor character in this case.” He also noted that “it will be a mystery” as to how Johnny’s car ended up in the Puyallup River. “Almost none of the evidence in this case relates to my client‚” Kibbe added. “Most of the witnesses in the case are not even going to mention Johnny Watson’s name‚ but yet he’s here charged with the exact same offenses as everyone else.”

Fans were worked up for a new version of an Ariana Grande song that was promoted by an X account‚ but that excitement turned to disappointment for some when they discovered only two lines had changed. The post that caused a commotion said the “naughty version” of  “Santa Tell Me” would be added to her “Christmas &; Chill” album on streaming services. It was shared on Sunday on X by Ariana Grande Today‚ which describes itself as “the #1 fan source for the latest Ariana Grande news.” 🚨 “santa tell me” (naughty version) is being added to “christmas and chill” on streaming services. it’s being released at midnight local time. pic.twitter.com/E7Vvo32E0K — Ariana Grande Today (@ArianaToday) December 10‚ 2023 Fans began listening to the track‚ but many headed to social media asking if something went wrong with the release because the song sounded like Grande’s original version of “Santa Tell Me‚” which debuted in 2014. Listeners figured out that the only change in the new “naughty version” was two lines of the bridge. The 30-year-old Grammy Award-winner changed the lines‚ “Oh‚ I wanna have him beside me‚ like oh-woo-oh / On the 25th‚ by that fireplace‚ oh-woo-oh.” In the new 2023 version‚ those lines say‚ “Oh‚ I wanna let him unwrap me‚ like oh-woo-oh / Get on top of him‚ by that fireplace‚ oh-woo-oh.” Fans expressed their confusion and frustration on social media. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “She literally changed two lines‚” one listener observed.  A second person wrote‚ “It’s two line changes in the bridge and an extended outro and that’s it.” “Nothing changes expect [sic] 2 lines of the bridge.. but might be a great streaming strategy‚ let’s see‚” a third account replied. Some fans saw this song version as being the result of having a new manager‚ Brandon Creed. This new development in the singer’s career was announced on Monday. Grande had previously been partnered with Scooter Braun until publicly announcing they were parting ways in August. Grande has been working on the movie version of the hit Broadway musical “Wicked‚” and recently sent fans into a frenzy when she shared photos of herself in a recording studio‚ which they understood to mean that she’d be releasing new music soon. 

A federal jury has awarded a former associate professor $15 million after finding him the victim of a gender-biased investigation by his former university. John Abraham‚ a former Rothman Orthopedic Institute surgeon and former associate professor at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia‚ said that a second-year resident got him too drunk to consent and forced herself on him during a pool party at his home in 2018. While he says his claim was ignored‚ her claim that he sexually assaulted her resulted in a Title IX investigation against him‚ leading to his resignation‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer reported last week. Abraham said he reported the incident to several TJU officials‚ who had a duty to report sexual misconduct under the anti-sex discrimination statute Title IX. None of them reported his allegations‚ he claimed. The resident‚ Jessica Phillips‚ claimed she woke up in Abraham’s bed the morning after the party and was naked‚ disoriented‚ and covered in bruises. She filed a criminal complaint against Abraham the month after the party‚ but Montgomery County prosecutors closed the investigation without charging Abraham four months later. TJU investigated Phillips’ claims‚ and Abraham testified at a federal civil trial that TJU officials ignored his side of the story. He also testified that the hospital threatened to report him to a national database that tracks doctor misconduct unless he took a leave of absence. Abraham testified that being reported to that database would mean the end of his career. “I had no choice. There was no option‚” Abraham said at trial‚ according to the Inquirer. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP TJU closed its investigation into Abraham after he agreed to resign from his faculty position and abandon his clinical privileges at the school’s hospitals. About a year after Phillips reported the incident‚ Abraham sued her for defamation and libel. She countersued for assault and battery‚ but the case was settled without either side receiving monetary damages. Phillips is now an orthopedic surgeon on the West Coast. The school’s Title IX report detailed interviews with 41 witnesses and included Phillips’ claims about assault. It says the school tried to interview Abraham about the incident but he declined because of the open criminal investigation at the time. Abraham’s attorneys said at trial that their client tried to delay the final report for just “two or three more weeks” to let the criminal investigation conclude‚ but the school ignored his plea. While the report didn’t make a finding‚ the school’s then-Title IX coordinator Zoe Gingold told Abraham that she believed a “no-charge decision is not possible in this case” and that a hearing would be held. Before that could happen‚ Abraham resigned. Andrew Marth‚ one of Abraham’s attorneys‚ pointed to details in the report that should have been considered sexual misconduct by Phillips‚ including a male Jefferson nurse who said Phillips sat next to him while he was playing piano and “nibbled” on his ear and “started rubbing me a little bit‚” which made him “a little uncomfortable.” Gingold testified that Phillips’ other behavior at the party didn’t compare to her allegations against Abraham‚ but she also added that “She was a student. He was a teacher. He was in a powerful hierarchy position to her‚” according to the Inquirer. Abraham sued TJU as well‚ arguing that the school’s actions have destroyed his career and harmed his ability to make money. Abraham was earning about $2 million in income a year and was a partner and shareholder at the Rothman Orthopedic Institute. The Institute conducted an investigation into Phillips’ claims in 2018 and‚ while it didn’t fire Abraham‚ it did restrict him from working in Jefferson hospitals and interacting with Jefferson residents. He was fired last year for allegedly failing to bring in the $1.3 million in annual revenue that partners are required. Abraham has also brought legal action against Rothman. “His career is in tatters. His practice‚ dismantled‚” another one of Abraham’s attorneys‚ Lane Jubb Jr.‚ said at trial. Abraham now reportedly lives in a one-bedroom apartment near a train station. The jury decided to award Abraham $15 million‚ arguing that TJU treated him unequally because he is a man‚ the Inquirer reported.

A former New York Times journalist claimed Monday that the newspaper only allows its writers to express “right-wing opinions‚” not Left-wing views‚ prompting raised eyebrows. Taylor Lorenz‚ a tech reporter who now writes for The Washington Post‚ made the claim in a post on Instagram’s Threads. “Anyone who’s worked as a journalist at the NYT knows that journalists there are absolutely allowed to loudly espouse political opinions‚ you just have to espouse the *right* political opinions. Right wing opinions are fine‚ left wing opinions are not‚” Lorenz wrote in her post. She added‚ “For instance‚ at the NYT I wasn’t allowed to express the ‘opinion’ that online harassment was a bad thing‚ in the midst of having my entire family harassed and doxxed. I also once had to delete a tweet where I said I don’t like living in America lol. But saying ‘wokes’ are taking over campus is totally fine in their book.” Lorenz’s post was met with amused and incredulous reactions on social media. “The parody writes itself‚” Elon Musk‚ owner of X‚ posted along with two laughing emojis‚ reacting to a post about Lorenz’s comments. 🤣🤣 The parody writes itself — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 12‚ 2023 This person lives in an alternate reality. pic.twitter.com/hUOI1HLsSk — Adam Rubenstein (@RubensteinAdam) December 11‚ 2023 “This person lives in an alternate reality‚” posted journalist Adam Rubenstein‚ who also previously worked at the Times. “This has to be a joke‚ right?” one X user wrote. “When I think of the NYT‚ I definitely think of it being right wing‚” another X user posted. The Times frequently publishes pieces that platform Left-wing causes and views. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP In October‚ the Times falsely reported that the Israeli military bombed a hospital in Gaza‚ causing X to remove the Times’ verification badge. Back in May‚ the Times published a piece advising readers which U.S. cities grant more “rights” to people engaging in polyamory. Lorenz herself frequently attracts criticism for her opinions and reporting tactics. Last year‚ Lorenz wrote a controversial article for the Post revealing the identity of Chaya Raichik‚ the woman behind the popular Libs of TikTok account on X. Initially‚ the story linked to Raichik’s real estate license‚ which showed her name‚ real estate license number‚ and possible physical address. The Post removed the link after being accused of doxxing Raichik. Lorenz has also been a vocal critic of lifting pandemic restrictions such as mandatory face masks‚ saying the lack of COVID rules places immunocompromised people like herself at risk. She continued to wear a face mask in public as recently as this year.

Television host Piers Morgan called “bulls***” on his guest — a doctor in Britain’s National Health Service  — for referring to the October 7th massacre as “an act of resistance” and claiming that Hamas was not a terrorist organization but a group of “freedom fighters.” Morgan posted a clip from the interview on his show‚ “Piers Morgan Uncensored‚” with NHS Dr. Wahid Asif Shaida‚ to social media with the caption‚ “‘How can you‚ a British NHS doctor‚ say that’s a ‘welcome punch on the nose’?’ Piers Morgan vehemently challenges Dr Abdul Wahid for his comments about the Hamas attacks on Oct 7.” "How can you‚ a British NHS doctor‚ say that's a 'welcome punch on the nose'?" Piers Morgan vehemently challenges Dr Abdul Wahid for his comments about the Hamas attacks on Oct 7.@piersmorgan | @TalkTV | #PMU pic.twitter.com/Bj4eiQBfDd — Piers Morgan Uncensored (@PiersUncensored) December 11‚ 2023 Morgan began with a clip from another interview in which the doctor referred to Hamas terrorists as the “brave Mujahideen” and called the deadly October 7th attack on Israeli civilians a “very welcome punch on the nose.” Morgan asked how he‚ as a doctor with the NHS‚ could refer to Hamas’ unrestrained brutality against women and children as “resistance.” “How can you categorize a terror attack — in which 1‚200 mostly innocent civilian people were brutally attacked‚ raped‚ tortured‚ beheaded‚ and murdered — how can you‚ a British NHS doctor‚ an NHS doctor in Britain‚ how can you say that’s a ‘welcome punch on the nose’?” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Dr. Shaida said he would answer the question‚ but only if Morgan agreed to let him give his full response — which the host said he would do. “I will be frank‚ I’ll be as concise as I can be‚” Shaida said. “But if you give me the courtesy of letting me answer fully.” Morgan once again agreed‚ and Shaida began‚ “I will defend the right of the Palestinians to resist an occupation. When you look at that —” “That’s not resistance‚ that’s terrorism!” Morgan objected. Shaida pivoted slightly‚ suggesting that October 7th only seemed like terrorism if one believed that the history of the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians had only begun that day. He then complained that the word terrorism itself had become too “political‚” but Morgan brought the conversation back to the topic at hand. “You can be deeply sympathetic to the plight of Palestinian civilians‚ which I am by the way and have expressed many times‚” Morgan said. “What you can’t do is be weaselly-mouthed about what happened on October the 7th. That was a grotesque terror attack.” Dr. Shaida continued to complain about the “politicization” of the word terrorism‚ and Morgan finally asked him directly: “Do you think what happened October the 7th was a terror attack?” Shaida pushed back again‚ calling it “resistance.” He went on to cite the Islamic “standard in conflict” which did not allow the killing of children or women or mutilation of those they did kill — and Morgan immediately pointed out that Hamas had done all of those things and more. “If anybody did that —” Shaida said. “What do you mean‚ ‘if’?” Morgan practically shouted back. “They literally broadcast it on their own streaming platforms! Hamas broadcast it merrily to the world. ‘Here’s us doing these terrible things.’ What do you mean‚ ‘if’?” Shaida eventually conceded that 1‚200 people had been killed on October 7th. “By terrorists?” Morgan prompted. “By people who were resisting an occupation‚” Shaida insisted. “Bulls***‚” Morgan lost his patience. “Have you not heard the adage: ‘One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter’?” Shaida tried once more‚ but Morgan was not having it. “Bulls***‚” he said again.