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Month: December 2024
Top Commentary: The Story of the Christmas Truce of 1914—and Its Eternal Message
Prices Rose over 20 Percent Under Joe Biden’s Administration
President Joe Biden is only a few weeks away from the end of his time in office, and one key part of his legacy is undeniable: inflation.
Biden has battled inflation from the start, but critics say he helped fuel it with trillions of dollars in deficit spending during his four years in office. Federal debt spending is offset in part by printing money, which increases inflation.
Read MoreCommentary: Trump Made TikTok Great Again
In today’s digital era, where social media platforms serve as the battlegrounds for ideas, information and cultural exchange, the conversation around banning TikTok must be approached with caution and a deep understanding of its implications.
With over 170 million American users, TikTok has transcended mere entertainment to become a vital tool for communication, creativity and, notably in the 2024 presidential election, political engagement. President-elect Donald Trump’s strategic embrace of this platform, known for its cultural influence among the younger demographic, was instrumental in clinching his win.
Read MoreCommentary: The Story of the Christmas Truce of 1914—and Its Eternal Message
War had already been waging in Europe for months when Pope Benedict issued a plea from Rome on Dec. 7, 1914 to leaders of Europe: declare a Christmas truce.
Benedict saw how badly peace was needed, even if it was only for a day. The First Battle of Ypres alone, fought from October 19 to November 22, had resulted in some 200,000 casualties (mostly German and French soldiers, but also thousands of English and Belgians). The First Battle of the Marne was even worse.
Read MoreMarian U. Student Restores Madonna and Child Painting for Christmas Stamp
A Marian University student helped restore a 17th-century painting of the Madonna and Child, which has been chosen by the United States Postal Service for its 2024 Christmas stamp.
Allie Miller, a senior majoring in chemistry and art studio, told The College Fix via email that she hopes her project helps spread the Christmas story.
Read MoreMusic Professor: Quincy Jones’ ‘Absence’ from Music Education Proves Racism
Apparently noted musician/composer Quincy Jones “is rarely mentioned” in American music curricula, and as such a Hunter College music professor says this proves “racial segregation still shapes American classrooms.”
Philip Ewell, the music theory professor who called his (Communist) father “racist” for admiring (white) composers like Beethoven and Bach, believes Jones is an “essential piece in the history of American music,” yet the ideology of white supremacy — “deeply rooted” in our society — refuses his recognition.
Read MoreTrump Vows to Use DOJ to Enact Death Penalty After Biden Sentence Commutations
Washington Examiner President-elect Donald Trump promised to pursue the death penalty against “violent rapists, murderers, and monsters” once he takes control of the White House. Trump’s vow came hours after President Joe Biden‘s controversial decision to commute the sentences of 37 federal death row prisoners, which the president-elect’s team previously called a “slap in the face to the…
Read MoreBiden Administration Nixes Plan to Expand Birth Control Access
Axios The Biden administration on Monday withdrew its proposed plans to reverse a Trump-era policy that made it easier for employers to refuse to offer birth control coverage in company-sponsored health plans. With Democrats’ loss of the White House and Congress in the 2024 elections, Republicans are in a strong position to undermine…
Read MoreFormer President Bill Clinton Discharged from Hospital After Being Treated for Flu
CNN Former President Bill Clinton was discharged from a hospital on Tuesday one day after being admitted for the flu, his office said. “President Clinton was discharged earlier today after being treated for the flu. He and his family are deeply grateful for the exceptional care provided by the team…
Read MoreUnion for Starbucks Workers Says 10-Store Strike Could Reach Hundreds over Holidays
The recent Starbucks strike that continued into Christmas Eve will spread to even more cities across the United States, says the employee union behind the effort.
Read MoreHouse Judiciary Committee Seeks Information from ESG-Aligned Firms in Antitrust Investigation
As part of an investigation into possible collusion with climate activists, the House Judiciary Committee has sent letters to 60 U.S.-based asset management companies asking them for information about activities related to their membership with the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero and Net Zero Asset Managers.
Read MoreRand Paul Releases Report Detailing $1 Trillion in Government Waste.
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul released a report on Monday outlining more than $1 trillion in government waste from the past year.
Read MoreSC, MN, MI, VA, WI, PA, CT Top Story: Trump’s Incoming Border Czar Tom Homan Sees a Huge Problem with Biden’s New Deportation Numbers
Top Story: U.S. Department of Education Spent More than $1 Billion on DEI, Investigation Finds
Top Commentary: Fixing the Biden Border
Trump’s Incoming Border Czar Tom Homan Sees a Huge Problem with Biden’s New Deportation Numbers
President-elect Donald Trump’s border czar said that while the Biden administration’s latest deportation numbers appear high, they aren’t actually indicative of increased enforcement actions across the country.
More than 271,000 illegal migrants were deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in fiscal year 2024, marking the largest number of foreign nationals removed from the United States in a decade, according to a report released Thursday by the Biden administration. However, Tom Homan — a former acting director for the agency and the incoming border czar for the Trump administration — said these removals were largely a result of Border Patrol apprehensions and not indicative of immigration enforcement in the interior of the country.
Read MoreTSNN Featured: Arizona AG Kris Mayes Contracted Group Run by Anti-Trump Lawyer to Prosecute Alternate Electors: Document
From Venezuela to Dallas to the Dakotas, Gang Members Involved in ATM Theft Ring
Illegal border crossers from Venezuela with confirmed ties to the violent prison gang Tren de Aragua have been connected to an ATM theft ring in multiple states. The latest arrests occurred in North and South Dakota.
One recent arrest was made by West Fargo police of a 25-year-old man outside of a Gate City Bank branch. He was initially pulled over for a broken taillight but was arrested for felony theft after police discovered he was allegedly involved with bank ATM thefts in the Red River Valley.
Read MoreCommentary: Fixing the Biden Border
Joe Biden, to the degree he was cognizant, has always reflected the Obama-era utopia dream of a borderless world, and thus millions of poor have illegally entered the United States. On numerous occasions, he offered clear warnings of what he would do if he ever had power over immigration policy.
Do we remember this 2020 Biden boast to let in millions and offer blanket amnesties?
Read MoreCommentary: The 12 Days of Schadenfreude
Democrats are stumbling all over each other to blame Biden for staying in the presidential race too long. Ha!
Axios reported that “Vice President Harris’ loss raised a feeling among Democrats that Biden’s refusal to leave the race until July cost the party dearly—even as they got caught up in a global anti-incumbency wave.”
Read MoreCommentary: Seven Forgotten Christmas Traditions to Bring Back
Tradition is the cumulative experience of thousands of human lives. It is the conclusions reached by countless ancestors who tested what it meant to live well. Unfortunately, we are losing many of our traditions and their accompanying wisdom, abandoning the practices by which we speak to the past, and the past speaks to us.
One way our ancestors lived well was by engaging in certain yearly celebrations surrounding Christmas and the holiday season. They bequeathed many of these delightful and meaningful celebrations to us—if we care to receive them.
Read MoreExperts Warn That Proposed FDIC, FERC Rules Could Hurt Banks, Energy Sector
Some recent proposed regulatory changes by two key federal agencies are raising alarms among experts and former regulators, who warn that the moves could destabilize the banking sector and drive up energy prices.
The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced proposed rules on Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act that would tighten control over index fund managers’ investments in banks. The proposed rule would require asset managers who own more than a 10% stake in a regulated bank to secure FDIC approval through a written notice, adding a new layer of scrutiny on top of Federal Reserve Board oversight, which already reviews such investments.
Read MoreNavy Admits DOD Will Shell Out Funds for Obscure Environmental Initiative with No Impact on Military Readiness
A little-known environmental provision in the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has no impact on military operations, but will instead serve to “protect the native vegetation,” a Navy spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement Tuesday.
The nearly $884 billion defense bill passed by the U.S. Senate Wednesday includes an initiative to “manage, control and interdict the coconut rhinoceros beetle” — an invasive species of insect that bore holes into the canopies of palm trees — “on military installations in Hawaii.” By the Navy’s own admission, the initiative’s purpose is to preserve vegetation, and thus is effectively unrelated to the Department of Defense’s (DOD) stated mission “to provide the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation’s security.”
Read MoreFormer President Clinton Admitted to Washington D.C. Hospital for Flu-Like Symptoms
Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to the Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., for flu-like symptoms, his deputy chief of staff told CNN.
Read MoreCommentary: The Way an American Magazine Helped Launch One of Britain’s Favorite Christmas Carols
In 1906, a new carol appeared in “The English Hymnal,” an influential collection of British church music. With words by British poet Christina Rossetti, set to a tune by composer Gustav Holst, it became one of Britain’s most beloved Christmas songs. Now known as “In the Bleak Midwinter,” it was voted the “greatest carol of all time” in a 2008 BBC survey of choral experts.
“In the Bleak Midwinter” began life as a poem, which Rossetti simply titled “A Christmas Carol.” When the hymnal paired her words with music, the poem took on a new identity in song – a phenomenon documented by literature researcher Emily McConkey. But it also became embedded into popular culture in nonmusical forms. “A Christmas Carol,” or parts of it, has appeared on Christmas cards, ornaments, tea towels, mugs and other household items. It has inspired mystery novels and, more recently, became a recurring motif in the British television series “Peaky Blinders.”
Read MoreReport: Donald Trump ‘Unhappy’ with Mike Johnson After Spending Fight
Breitbart House Speaker Mike Johnson is reportedly not in good graces with President-elect Donald Trump. Johnson needs Trump’s support to keep the gavel on January 3, the day House Republicans will have an option to renew or cancel his speakership. Johnson appears on the outs with Trump due to…
Read MoreRed States Likely to Gain House Seats After 2030 Census
The Hill Texas, Florida, Arizona and Idaho are likely to gain House seats after the 2030 census, according to consulting firm Election Data Services. A gain of two congressional seats would be seen in Texas and Florida, and one seat each in Arizona and Idaho, if congressional reapportionment were being…
Read MoreStarbucks Workers Expand Strike in U.S. Cities, Including New York
Reuters Starbucks, opens new tab workers have expanded their strike to four more U.S. cities, including New York, the union representing over 10,000 baristas said late on Saturday. The five-day strike, which began on Friday and initially closed Starbucks cafes in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, has added locations…
Read MoreGuatemalan Charged with Murder for Setting Woman on Fire on NYC Subway, Entered U.S. Illegally
An illegal Guatemalan immigrant on Monday was charged with the murder of a woman whom he allegedly set on fire while aboard a New York City subway this weekend.
Read MoreMatt Gaetz Uses Social Media to Robustly Challenge Conclusions of House Ethics Report
Former Congressman Matt Gaetz challenged the conclusions of a House Ethics Committee investigation on Monday, specifically disputing allegations he paid women for sex.
Read MoreHouse Ethics Draft Report Accuses Gaetz of Statutory Rape of 17-Year-Old, Drug Use and Obstruction
The House Ethics Committee gathered evidence that former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida paid multiple women for sex, including a 17-year-old high school junior, used illegal drugs like cocaine and ecstasy and obstructed efforts by Congress to investigate his conduct, according to a draft of its findings obtained by Just the News.
Read MoreTop Story: Two Major Banks Leave United Nations’ Net Zero Banking Alliance Within Two Weeks
Two Major Banks Leave United Nations’ Net Zero Banking Alliance Within Two Weeks
Not soon after the general election, and within two weeks of each other, two major financial institutions have left a United Nations Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA).
This is after they joined three years ago, pledging to require environmental social governance standards (ESG) across their platforms, products and systems.
Read MoreTop Commentary: With Trump’s Win, a Concerted Censorship Effort Will Intensify
TSNN Featured: Arizona Court Strikes Troubling Provisions in Secretary of State’s 2023 Elections Manual
Massachusetts Town Passes Sanctuary City Ordinance Just Days After Local Arrest of Iranian National with Terrorist Links
After an Iranian national was arrested on Monday in a Boston suburb for his alleged ties to a terrorist attack that killed three U.S. service members, the town’s leaders unanimously voted to pass a sanctuary city ordinance.
Read More‘Brought This On Ourselves’: Dem Predicts Massive Backlash After Party Leaders Exposed for ‘Lying’ About Biden Health
Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky said Thursday night that the Democratic Party could face a “tea party” movement after the Biden administration concealed the truth about President Joe Biden’s health.
A Wall Street Journal article published Thursday revealed White House aides “insulated” Biden, even from Cabinet members, from the first year of his presidency. Roginsky said that the “lying” about Biden’s health would have consequences for Democrats.
Read MoreCommentary: With Trump’s Win, a Concerted Censorship Effort Will Intensify
by Richard Truesdell and Keith Lehmann As was proven during the 2024 election cycle, we are well beyond the scope of mere bias in the legacy media. Given the shrinking audience influence coupled with massively declining income from severe loss of cable subscriptions and advertising revenue, American media outlets have chosen…
Read MoreHouse Passes Bill to Avert Government Shutdown after Whirlwind Funding Fight
The Hill The House approved legislation to avert a government shutdown hours before the deadline Friday, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration after a whirlwind week on Capitol Hill. The chamber voted 366-34-1 in support of the legislation, clearing the two-thirds threshold needed for passage since GOP leadership…
Read MoreMagdeburg, Germany Attack Suspect, 50, from Saudi Arabia Is Arrested After Killing at Least Two and Injuring Up to 80
The Daily Mail UK This is the moment a Saudi doctor who drove through a massive crowd at a German Christmas market, killing at least two and injuring nearly 70 people, was arrested. The driver of the car, reported to be a dark BMW, was arrested following the crash which took place…
Read MoreChris Carr Says ‘I’m Not Going to be Anti-Anybody’ When Asked About Trump Endorsement in 2026 Governor Race
While President-elect Donald Trump endorsed a primary challenge to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr in 2022, the attorney general said Thursday his 2026 campaign for governor will not “be anti-anybody.” He also downplayed the significance of endorsements to Georgia voters.
Read Morega Top Story: FEMA Investigating Worker Who Told Staff to Bypass Homes with Trump Signs, Report Says
Top Commentary: ‘Freedom Cities’ Could Be the Key to Unlocking America’s Future
Another Brick and Mortar Store Chain Goes Belly Up Under Biden: Big Lots
The retail giant Big Lots on Thursday announced it was commencing a company-wide “going out of business” sale at all of its locations, marking another major business that went belly-up during President Joe Biden’s administration.
Read MoreTSNN Featured: Nissan Ends ‘Woke’ Policies After Being Approached by Tennessee Filmmaker Robby Starbuck
U.S. Government Awarded Sensitive Research Grants to Scientists in Chinese Communist Party Talent Programs
U.S. government agencies have awarded sensitive scientific, military and energy grants to dozens of researchers participating in Chinese government programs linked to economic espionage, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation found.
The DCNF identified 50 federally-funded researchers currently working in U.S. universities and/or national laboratories who are listed as experts of Chinese government talent recruitment schemes, like the Thousand Talents Plan (TTP) and Chang Jiang Scholars program, following a months-long review of the talent plans’ websites, Chinese government documents, university profiles and state-run media reports.
Read MoreCommentary: ‘Freedom Cities’ Could Be the Key to Unlocking America’s Future
We’ve all heard it: “You can’t make somethin’ out of nothin’.” Or so it would seem, though president elect Donald J. Trump appears destined to try if his plan to create new American cities out of currently mostly barren federal lands ever comes to fruition.
Read MoreFEMA Investigating Worker Who Told Staff to Bypass Homes with Trump Signs, Report Says
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is complying with ongoing investigations into a supervisor who told employees not to help hurricane victims who had Trump signs in front of their homes in Florida, according to reports.
Read MoreHouse Rejects Revised Spending Bill as Republicans Break Ranks
The House of Representatives’ spending bill, the American Relief Act 2025, failed on Thursday to get a two-thirds majority vote.
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