Erick Erickson self-describes as a conservative and said on his Substack that so-called conservatives are spewing hate for the United States when they call in. I have no idea what his callers are saying‚ but what he said afterward made me wonder why he’s a Republican at all. He said they found the “perfect boogeyman […] The post Erick Erickson Has a Message for Some Conservatives appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Some people say that conservatives can’t enjoy culture. These people think we’re all a bunch of troglodytic philistines who can’t tolerate the slightest deviance from outdated norms without harboring violent thoughts about whoever dares to exercise some creativity. Frankly‚ I hope the people who say these things die. Choking on their stinking culture until their eyes burst and come bubbling down their cheeks like acid that burns their faces off right in the middle of the Oscar speech in which they complain about Donald Trump’s morality just before telling their third wife they want a divorce while driving to see their mistress when they’re supposed to be picking their kid up from rehab. Even the thought of their painful deaths makes me laugh. Well‚ not laugh‚ but I make a sort of repeated guttural noise that more or less communicates amusement. Only sissies laugh. But today‚ just to prove that these hostile cliches about conservatives aren’t true‚ I want to open the show with a review of a great American cultural event‚ the Super Bowl‚ which every conservative enjoys. Or used to enjoy back in the day when men were men — and they wore those adorable little leather helmets that made them look cute as a button. This year’s contest began with Andra Day singing the Black National Anthem. And let me say right off this was a tremendous relief to me because I keep hearing black people are unhappy and until now‚ I worried America wasn’t treating them right. But it turns out black people live in an entirely different nation with its own anthem. So they’re not our problem. I mean‚ we have enough to worry about right here in America and can’t always be thinking about how people are treated in … Black Land‚ or whatever their country is called. If they want to be treated like Americans‚ they should come to live here. It’s like those women in Saudi Arabia who have to dress up like the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come even when it’s not December. Sure‚ I wish they could dress like our girls in fishnet outfits with their bare asses hanging out. I love those. But they’re from Saudi Arabia — it’s another country‚ like the one the black folks have. If things are hard there‚ well‚ it’s just too bad. Anyway‚ after the Black National Anthem‚ we sang our anthem for this country‚ and then the game began: lots of enormous guys running up and down the field‚ some of whom looked like they’d come all the way from the nation where the black people live‚ so it was nice to see they were allowed to visit here and participate‚ almost like real Americans. WATCH: The Andrew Klavan Show Then‚ it was halftime‚ so I went downstairs to the kitchen to see my wife. I love my wife. She combines a comforting domesticity with a smoldering sensuality that still sets my heart on fire after all these years. So halftime was great. Also she made dinner‚ which was a definite plus because I’d worked up a real appetite watching the American football team play the visiting blacks. I arrived back in the television room just in time to see some guy skating around in a sparkly blue muscle costume. And all right‚ that struck me as a little gay‚ but then the guy was black so maybe that’s how they do things where he comes from. Every country has its own culture and I think we have to be open-minded. As long as they don’t come here and make trouble I don’t care what they do back home. Probably sit around the campfire and sing their national anthem before — I don’t know — whatever — dancing on skates like gay people. I’m not here to judge. Finally‚ there were the great commercials‚ masterworks of American creativity with Ben Affleck making $10 million for five minutes of work eating a donut with his soon-to-be ex-wife Jennifer Lopez‚ so he has some money to give her when she leaves him for Tom Brady. Now if we couldn’t appreciate American culture like that‚ we really would be philistines. Or as they call them today‚ Palestinians. Maybe we should give them their own country like the blacks. Nah‚ forget it — bad idea. * * * Andrew Klavan is the host of “The Andrew Klavan Show” at The Daily Wire. He is the bestselling author of the Cameron Winter Mystery series. The third installment‚ “The House of Love and Death‚” is now available. Follow him on X: @andrewklavan This excerpt is taken from the opening satirical monologue of “The Andrew Klavan Show.” The views expressed in this satirical article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Israel reportedly carried out secret attacks on Iranian natural gas pipelines inside Iran this week as a warning to world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism that it can wreak havoc throughout the country if it continues to finance terrorism against Israel and Jews worldwide. The covert operations ripped apart gas pipelines transporting gas from Asaluyeh‚ a hub for Iran’s offshore South Pars gas field‚ to provinces throughout Iran. The explosions stopped the flow of gas to at least five provinces‚ impacting homes‚ government facilities‚ and industrial factories‚ according to a report from The New York Times. The report noted that the strike was the latest covert operation Israel has carried out in Iran in response to Iran’s support for terrorism. Israel has destroyed Iranian nuclear facilities‚ killed top Iranian nuclear scientists‚ and disabled Iranian systems with cyberattacks. Kaboom boom! The main gas pipeline in the city of Brujen has exploded. Explosion heard in faraway areas. #Iran pic.twitter.com/2y7WGNZMJ3 — FJ (@Natsecjeff) February 13‚ 2024 pic.twitter.com/1urkiZw50I — FJ (@Natsecjeff) February 13‚ 2024 The Iranian Gas Management Center is now reporting that the Large Explosion and resulting Fire which occurred earlier tonight on Natural Gas Line 65 between the Cities of Borujen and Shahrekord in Central Iran‚ was caused by an “Act of Terrorist Sabotage” and not a Technical… pic.twitter.com/m0ImTWxX9h — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 14‚ 2024 Western officials and an Iranian official said that the operation showed that Israel had a “deep knowledge of Iran’s infrastructure” and that the attack was more symbolic in nature and served as a warning to Iran. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “The Western officials said Israel also caused a separate blast on Thursday inside a chemical factory on the outskirts of Tehran that rattled a neighborhood and sent plumes of smoke and fire into the air‚” the report added. “But local officials said the factory explosion‚ which took place on Thursday‚ stemmed from an accident in the factory’s fuel tank.” WATCH Video of the explosion of a chemical plant in Quds‚ Tehran/Iran. pic.twitter.com/BmmwVdrcmo — Insider Corner (@insiderscorner) February 15‚ 2024 Israel rarely‚ if ever‚ acknowledges the covert operations that it carries out in the Middle East as it takes on Islamic terrorist networks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last month that his country was already in the process of “attacking Iran.” “This shows that the covert networks operating in Iran have expanded their target list and advanced beyond just military and nuclear sites‚” said Shahin Modarres‚ a Middle East security expert. “It’s a major challenge and reputation blow for Iran’s intelligence and security agencies.” The report said that the covert attacks knocked out approximately 15% of Iran’s daily natural gas production as cities throughout the country were impacted. Iranian officials claimed that the operation was intended to take out closer to 40% of the country’s capacity to transport gas. “The level of impact was very high because these are two significant pipelines going south to north‚” said energy analyst Homayoun Falakshahi. “We have never seen anything like this in scale and scope.”

A decorated military veteran who was in business with Hunter Biden told Congress that contrary to assertions by Democrats‚ the work with a Communist Party of China-linked company began while Joe Biden was in power‚ not immediately after‚ according to a transcript of his testimony released Friday. Tony Bobulinski told members of Congress in the impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden that soon after he became CEO of a venture in early 2017 involving Chinese firm CEFC‚ Hunter screamed angrily that the firm owed him $20 million for previous work‚ which would have occurred while Joe Biden was vice president. Democrats have argued that “work was once Joe Biden was a private citizen‚” Bobulinski said‚ but “that’s a lie.” He said that a third investor‚ James Gilliar‚ revealed an arrangement between the Biden family and the Chinese company in a message on December 24‚ 2015‚ immediately after he was with Joe Biden at the then-vice president’s Christmas party. “There will be a deal between one of the most prominent families from US and them constructed by me [sic]‚ I think this will then be a great addition to their portfolios‚” the message said. Bobulinski said he immediately knew which family Gilliar was talking about because Gilliar was “in D.C. to attend the Vice President’s Christmas party in December 2015. So I could just generally put the pieces of the puzzle together‚ and I was operating under the impression that he was talking about the Biden family.” Emails show that Gilliar floated a 20% stake for Hunter‚ 10% for Joe Biden’s brother Jim‚ and 10% “held by H for the big guy‚” referring to Joe. When the deal was finalized‚ Jim’s portion had risen to 20%‚ with no mention of Joe. It made little sense for Jim to be receiving such a large cut of what was expected to be a multi-billion dollar business given that Bobulinski was doing all the work‚ he said. The Chinese were to provide $10 million in start-up cash used to hire bankers who would then identify investment opportunities to make money‚ he said. But Hunter viewed the start-up cash as a “piggy bank” to immediately take out of for himself. He said that Gilliar and the Bidens were secretive about their history with CEFC‚ but it soon became clear that it did not begin with Bobulinski’s involvement in 2017 when they began arguing about a $20 million that was owed to them‚ a sum that could not be related to the 2017 $10 million deal. “Hunter and I were directly across from Director Zang and Zhao‚ and Hunter starts — I don’t mean just raising his voice — just yelling at Director Zang‚ ‘you owe my family money. Why haven’t you paid the $20 million we’ve discussed? When is it coming?’” Bobulinski testified under oath. “What’s he talking about when he says ‘we have been shorted’? He’s talking about the fact that they were expected to get paid $20 million by CEFC for the work they had done previously … this started back in 2015. Numerous people — Rob Walker stated it himself‚” he said‚ referring to a fourth investor. Messages also showed that their Chinese business partner would meet with Vladimir Putin if he could get approval from Chinese President Xi. Gilliar wrote in a message that Hunter was only useful for his last name and the signal it sent to the Chinese‚ saying “in brand he’s imperative‚ but right now he’s not essential for adding input to business.” Bobulinski and Hunter met with Joe Biden in a meeting that had no reason to occur if it was not about the CEFC work‚ Bobulinski testified. Hunter said “‘Hey‚ Dad‚ you know‚ this is Tony‚ who I‚ you know‚ told you about‚ just told you about‚ and helping us with‚ you know‚ the business we’re working on with the Chinese‚’” he said. A dispute occurred when the Bidens wanted equal voting shares that would allow them to override Bobulinski‚ while Bobulinski thought as CEO he should have more weight. Hunter messaged that his father had blocked the idea of diluting the Bidens’ voting shares‚ saying “my chairman gave an emphatic no.” Joe Biden also met with CEFC chairman Ye Jianming‚ and joined numerous business calls. Bobunksi said that although they did not discuss business in detail‚ in the world of high finance‚ such displays of power are part and parcel of business development‚ with top operators routinely shaking hands at a meeting and then leaving‚ with their appearance serving to show that the lower-level operators have the backing of the powerful person. The Bidens later cut Bobulinski out of the deal by copying documents he had made and creating a side deal‚ which entailed submitting fraudulent documents to a bank‚ Bobulinski said. Hunter “took proprietary information from Oneida Holdings and SinoHawk and stole that information and reproduced it. So they took the SinoHawk holding — it’s called fraud — same exact serial numbers in the lower left-hand corner. That should put every lawyer’s mouth on the floor that’s in here‚” Bobulinski said. Around that time‚ Hunter told the Chinese that Joe Biden was demanding that the Chinese pay Hunter directly. “I am sitting here with my father and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled‚” he wrote. “I will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge that you will regret not following my direction. I am sitting here waiting for the call with my father.” Bobulinski said that as Donald Trump was impeached for exploring whether Joe Biden was involved in unsavory international deals‚ and Joe Biden angrily said he never discussed business with his son‚ Bobulinski‚ a former naval officer with the highest security clearance‚ wondered with the other business partners whether they had a duty to set the record straight. A diplomat named Lincoln Bloomfield‚ who served as Assistant Secretary of State under George W. Bush‚ was dispatched to convince the partners to stay quiet before the election‚ Bobulinski alleged for the first time. “James and Rob Walker introduced him to me in October 2020‚ with the interest of him sort of coaching me and the other parties involved through not coming forward and what it would mean.” Bloomfield plays in a band with now-Secretary of State Tony Blinken‚ and immediately after his alleged effort‚ a letter from 51 intelligence operatives appeared relying on their credentials to suggest‚ falsely‚ that any discussion of Hunter’s business dealings was Russian information‚ he said. “That letter wasn’t instigated because of the laptop. That letter was instigated because they knew that I was coming out public on Monday‚ because I had that discussion with Rob Walker‚” he said. Bloomfield did not return a request for comment. Bobulinski said before the election‚ he told his story in the Wall Street Journal‚ but the article quoted Gilliar saying‚ “I would like to clear up any speculation that former Vice President Biden was involved with the 2017 discussions about our potential business structure. I am unaware of any involvement at anytime of the former Vice President.” Bobulinski said‚ however‚ that he “had numerous discussions with him‚ and they were of the impression that Joe Biden was going to win the election. And they were concerned that‚ if the truth came out about this‚ that it could alter the election. And I believe it did.” Walker testified to Congress in January that no one responded to the “10% held by H for the big guy” email‚ but Bobulinski said “Hunter responded to it numerous times. He was aware of the contents. He was arguing over the contents of the email‚ and not once did anybody else that was on the email chain go‚ guys‚ “Who is the ‘big guy’ that we’re talking about?” Walker also testified that he did not know who the “big guy” was and that Joe Biden was not involved‚ even though messages show Walker writing that when Hunter “said his chairman he was talking about his dad and I think your dismissal of it maybe offended him a bit‚ but you didn’t know what he was talking about.” Walker told the congressmen he was just trying to diffuse tension and that they would need to ask Gilliar who the big guy was. Bobulinski said “I met Joe Biden face-to-face. These guys were talking about having Joe Biden come to New York and sit face-to-face with Chairman Ye while we were formalizing this deal. And for every one of these guys to now have amnesia or‚ like‚ you know‚ claim that‚ ‘Oh‚ Hunter wasn’t really talking about his father‚’ is just absurd. The American people deserve the truth.” Bobulinski also said he met with Gabriel Popoviciu‚ an oligarch accused of corruption in Romania‚ who had been paying Walker and Gilliar while Joe Biden was tasked with dealing with Romanian corruption as part of his vice president portfolio. “When I met with Gabriel Popoviciu‚ he was very vocal about the fact that he had stopped paying Robinson Walker when Joe Biden left the White House‚ and the reason why he had stopped paying them — and the reason was because he viewed that he no longer had the power or the leverage of the Biden family to — for what he was dealing with in Romania. And he actually asked me‚ did I know any — did I have any insight on how he potentially could get relationships at the Trump side of the ledger‚” Bobulinski said. He said that Gilliar told him that the contract with Popovicio “outlined that‚ if‚ in fact‚ they were successful in getting Gabriel off in Romania‚ that they stood to make potentially millions or tens of millions of dollars.”  During the testimony‚ Democrats focused on attempting to discredit Bobulinski for allegedly cooperating with Republicans to get his story out. But Bobulinski‚ who previously donated to Democrats and did highly technical work for the Navy Nuclear Power Training Command‚ said he was looking for any outlet with a wide audience to tell a story that was otherwise being suppressed. When Bobulinski mentioned that he had evidence including recorded calls‚ Democrats asked where he recorded them‚ seemingly in an attempt to get him to admit whether he broke the law by recording in a state where that is illegal. (He said he was in a state where it was legal.) Rep. James Comer‚ the Republican chairman of the Oversight Committee‚ apologized to Bobulinski. “I’ve never seen that display of pathetic behavior in a deposition before‚” Comer said. “I apologize for their behavior.”

A 300-acre plot of land in Rhode Island will be protected from human development after a family generously donated it to the Audubon Society. The massive forest area is filled with dozens of tree species and wetlands that will remain a safe space for creatures such as the vulnerable dusky and two-lined salamanders. While owned by the family‚ the land was completely unbothered by humans. Because of that‚ it is covered with pristine waters filled with aquatic life and several species of local and migrating birds. “We know that the portion of the Saugatucket found on this property is very clean and untouched by human development. That’s why native brook trout thrive in these waters‚” Audubon senior director of conservation Scott Ruhren said. “From Congdon Wood‚ clean water is carried south by the river and supports human recreational activities‚ as well as the marine environment.” News12 The Audubon Society Urges More People to Donate Land For Conservation Efforts The organization named the land the Audubon Congdon Wood Wildlife Refuge. It is now the fourth-largest refuge Audubon refuge. It connects to 9‚800 acres of more donated land within RI and Massachusets. “These large tracts of donated land are few and far between these days‚” said Audubon Society of Rhode Island executive director Jeff Hall. “But they leverage Audubon’s ability to improve the ecosystem for birds‚ wildlife‚ and people.” A separate family also decided to donate five acres of land nearby. The Audubon Society says each acre makes a huge difference in its efforts. There is no public access to Congdon Wood. But the organization will be using the land to research and monitor threatened birds. It will also allow college students to visit the land for conservation studies‚ as well. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Family Donates Over 300 Acres Of Land To Audubon Society For Wildlife Refuge. appeared first on InspireMore.

Good friends are hard to find‚ which is why one woman went on a quest to reunite with one of her childhood buddies! Brianna was just a little girl when she went on an unforgettable cruise with her family. One of the things that made that trip so memorable was meeting a new BFF named Heidi. Unfortunately‚ although the two girls were inseparable on the trip‚ they lost touch with each other after the cruise ended. 12 years later‚ Brianna decided to look up her long lost friend. Obviously‚ the 19-year-old began her search on the internet. She reached out to X with a photo of herself and her childhood friend on the cruise ship in the hopes that enough shares would reunite them. Hey twitter‚ I met this girl on a dinner cruise in Hawaii in 2006. We were basically bestfriends for that night so I need y’all to help me find my bestfriend cause I miss her and I need to see how she’s doing now. Please retweet this so we can be reunited. pic.twitter.com/LRtk6ClvV3— B (@briannacry) November 24‚ 2018 Surprisingly‚ the post managed to reach Heidi in under 12 hours‚ according to USA Today! Her response to her childhood friend was too perfect. Heard you were looking for me~ pic.twitter.com/Dz4z1wapRv— Heidi (@adelheid_jpg) November 24‚ 2018 What’s funny is that Heidi wasn’t an avid X user. It was actually her friends on the social media app who let her know Brianna was trying to get in touch. Unfortunately‚ it turned out that the pair lived far away from each other. Don’t worry‚ though! Eventually‚ these adorable childhood friends figured out a way to reunite face-to-face! We’re so happy for them. @briannacry this is crazy~ pic.twitter.com/cirZ025c9T— Heidi (@adelheid_jpg) December 10‚ 2018 It’s amazing how strong the bond between childhood friends can be‚ even if they haven’t reunited for over a decade. Some things are just meant to be! You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post “Heard You Were Looking For Me.” Childhood Besties Reunite 12 Yrs After Meeting On Cruise. appeared first on InspireMore.

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