Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Navigating a changing military recruitment environment * WorldNetDaily * by Beth Asch, Real Clear Wire
Navigating a changing military recruitment environment * WorldNetDaily * by Beth Asch, Real Clear Wire:
In a significant shift, last year saw gains in military recruiting across the services and most met their recruiting goals for the first time in years. While the improvement has not yet been the subject of rigorous statistical research, steps taken by Pentagon and the Congress to provide incentives for potential enlistees that are consistent with what past research shows are effective.
The Case For Not Correcting The "Mistake" Of Deporting An El Salvadoran To El Salvador
This is a battle between Article II and Article III authorities, but the better case rests with the President's view of foreign policy needs. - Shipwreckedcrew
Let me start with some undisputed facts.
Let me start with some undisputed facts.
- First, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was an illegal alien found by the Immigration Courts to be subject to removal from the United States. He has no right to return to or remain in the United States.
- Second, all during the removal proceedings Abrego Garcia was detained. The initial detention was based upon a finding — supported by the evidence presented — that he was a member of MS-13. That finding was later upheld by the Bureau of Immigration Appeals...
- Third, after being detained pending removal, Abrego Garcia sought three forms of relief in connection with the Order of Removal — he sought asylum, he sought protection under the Convention Against Torture, and he sought Withholding of Removal...
His asylum claim was rejected because it was filed more than one year after he entered the US — he was in the U.S. for seven years, from 2012 to 2019, before he applied.
His claim under the Convention Against Torture was denied because he could not make a factual basis in 2019 that he had a fear of torture by the Salvadoran government, and that is the harm to be avoided under the CAT.
Finally, he was granted “Withholding of Removal” — WOR. Much like asylum claims, WOR is based on a fear of persecution if returned to one’s home country. But while asylum grants the right to remain in the U.S., the relief under WOR is to not be returned to your own country — you still get deported...
Finally, he was granted “Withholding of Removal” — WOR. Much like asylum claims, WOR is based on a fear of persecution if returned to one’s home country. But while asylum grants the right to remain in the U.S., the relief under WOR is to not be returned to your own country — you still get deported...
Instapundit - FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORMED: How Sweden’s multicultural dream went fatally wrong
Why, in a land that prides itself on welcoming migrants, are so many gang members from migrant communities? - Ed Driscoll
Barely a week passes in Sweden today without a teenager being arrested for such a hit, keeping Salihu extremely busy, and the public in the grip of a national crisis like no other before it. A softly-spoken former tabloid journalist, the 41-year-old could be a character from a Scandi-noir novel, shining light in society’s darker corners. The body count on his beat, though, is far higher than any Stieg Larsson novel, and holds out little prospect of a satisfactory ending.
For the story he has pursued for the last decade is, in effect, one giant, unsolved murder mystery:
- why has Sweden, long the envy of the rest of Europe for its peace and prosperity, suddenly seeing so many gangland killings?...
Earlier: Nearly two thirds of convicted rapists in Sweden are migrants or second generation immigrants.
Assassination chic: Survey shows majority of progressives say political violence justified | The College Fix
The ‘peace, tolerance, and love’ folks are charlatans - Dave Huber A new survey shows that over half of self-identified progressives believe “at least somewhat” that killing President Trump is a justifiable action.
The report by the Network Contagion Research Institute and Rutgers University Social Perception Lab notes that after the first Trump assassination attempt last July, “tolerance – and even advocacy – for political violence appears to have surged, especially among politically left-leaning segments of the population.”...
Specific findings of the report include:
The report by the Network Contagion Research Institute and Rutgers University Social Perception Lab notes that after the first Trump assassination attempt last July, “tolerance – and even advocacy – for political violence appears to have surged, especially among politically left-leaning segments of the population.”...
Specific findings of the report include:
- — Almost 50 percent of “left-of-center” respondents said murdering Elon Musk was at least “partially justifiable.”
- — Over 57 percent agreed at least somewhat that destruction of Tesla dealerships is a legitimate action.
- — The “strongest predictors” of violence towards Musk are “far-left political identity” and “left-wing authoritarianism.”
- — Time spent on the social media platform BlueSky also is a “significant predictor” of justifying violence.
Plugged in, checked out: The Dept. of Energy needs a reality surge | Blaze Media
Plugged in, checked out: The Dept. of Energy needs a reality surge | Blaze Media:
The Department of Energy needs a complete overhaul.
Congress established the DOE in 1977 in response to the 1973 oil crisis, consolidating a patchwork of energy-related programs under one roof. The department took over the management of nuclear programs, national research labs, and a variety of alternative energy efforts. Its 2025 budget tops $50 billion. It supports 14,000 employees and a staggering 95,000 contractors across 83 field locations.
The Department of Government Efficiency should scrutinize the DOE’s effectiveness like any other federal agency. But this department demands a different kind of review. The issue isn’t just waste or mismanagement. It’s mission.
Did You See Everyone Pile on CNN in the Oval Office Today?
This exchange is why we elected Donald Trump. - Matt Vespa
- Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, visited the White House, where the media opted to go with the Abrego Garcia story.
- This illegal alien was deported to El Salvador, his home country.
The media and the Democrats want him back—he’s not coming back.
President Bukele shot down that notion, mocking the question, calling it “preposterous.”
“The question is preposterous," he said. "How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? I don't have the power to return him to the United States."
“The question is preposterous," he said. "How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? I don't have the power to return him to the United States."
History for April 15
History for April 15 - On-This-Day.com 
Nikita Khrushchev 1894 - U.S.S.R. premier
- 1865 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln died from injuries inflicted by John Wilkes Booth.
- 1912 - The ocean liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg the evening before. 1,517 people died and more than 700 people survived.
- 1923 - Insulin became generally available for people suffering with diabetes.
- 1945 - During World War II, British and Canadian troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen.
- 1952 - The first B-52 prototype was tested in the air.
- 1953 - Charlie Chaplin surrendered his U.S. re-entry permit rather than face proceedings by the U.S. Justice Department. Chaplin was accused of sympathizing with Communist groups.
- 1989 - Students in Beijing launched a series of pro democracy protests upon the death of former Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang. The protests led to the Tienanmen Square massacre.
- 1994 - The World Trade Organization was established.
Monday, April 14, 2025
DOGE: 3 Democrat States Had Most of $382M in Unemployment Fraud
DOGE: 3 Democrat States Had Most of $382M in Unemployment Fraud:
The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is pointing the finger at three Democrat-controlled states for the bulk of fraudulent unemployment payments.
The agency recently uncovered $382 million in such payments since 2020 and named California, New York, and Massachusetts as the top states to blame for the problem, Fox News reported on Friday.
Instapundit - WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS THE ECONOMIST
The Economist Declares Europe the New ‘Land of the Free,’ and Holy Cow, the Replies. - Ed Driscoll
Our “closest ally” arrested a 64-year-old woman for silently praying outside an abortion clinic.
A 64-year-old woman was convicted Friday of standing near an abortion clinic in southern England and holding a sign saying “Here to talk, if you want.”...
...how about the case where two men were arrested for posting negative views about immigration, accused of stirring up “racial-hatred?” Both received over a year in prison...
Europe has become obsessed with combatting what they call “Islamophobia” while Islamist migrants create no-go zones and commit heinous crimes...
And then there’s Europe’s free and fair “elections:” The EU’s Stranglehold on Democracy.
UPDATE: This Is Britain: Mother Jailed For 2 Years Because of a Tweet She Deleted After 4 Hours.
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Someone call DOGE!-----UW-Madison bars reporters from ‘fat liberation’ event - Rebecca Draeger
“We reject the idea that a body type can be a disease,” she said. “It’s possible to be fat and healthy, fat and unhealthy, thin and healthy, thin and unhealthy.MADISON, Wis. – “Health is not just about health,” Kelsey Foster, a university librarian, said at the Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium conference on April 10 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
Recording is prohibited throughout the entire three-day panel held at the publicly-funded university.
Recording is prohibited throughout the entire three-day panel held at the publicly-funded university.
The conference is titled “Embodying Feminism: Calling In, Calling Out, Calling to Action.”...
This conference has been hosted annually for 49 years.
This conference has been hosted annually for 49 years.
This year, it includes speeches and breakout sessions on a range of feminist topics, including one on “Anti-oppressive pedagogical practice”, a keynote on “Criminalizing the Crisis: Bodies ‘Out of Place’ and Neoliberal (Dis)Order”, and a speech titled “Capitalism, Caste, and Creativity: Pushing Back on Spaces and Systems of Oppression.”
- Fourteen co-sponsors of the event are listed on the conference website, including the UW-Madison Gender and Sexuality Campus Center and the UW-Madison department of gender and women’s studies.
- The website also states that the event is being held “under the auspices of the UNESCO Chair on Gender, Wellbeing and a Culture of Peace as part of a global United Nations Platform on education, science, and culture.”
Watch: 3 Cop Cars Summoned, Student Suspended After Asking Admin Why American Flag Isn't in Classrooms - Report
Watch: 3 Cop Cars Summoned, Student Suspended After Asking Admin Why American Flag Isn't in Classrooms - Report:
When Jensen went to the Board of Education to ask about the lack of flags at school, he did not get answers. Instead, school district officials called the police -- and three police cars responded.
School Safety Emergency Manager Richard Muth told Jensen he had been suspended for seven days, effective immediately, the news outlet reported.
Now, Jensen is suing, arguing his constitutional rights were violated.
Victor Davis Hanson: If One Wanted to Destroy the U.S. the Last Four Years Matched the Blueprint Warren Squire Warren Squire
If one wanted to destroy the United States of America how would one go about it?
Political commentator Victor Davis Hanson says he knows because we just lived through four years of the plan under President Joe Biden.
He explains it all here. (WATCH)
Political commentator Victor Davis Hanson says he knows because we just lived through four years of the plan under President Joe Biden.
He explains it all here. (WATCH)
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