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Investigative Columnist @DailySignal | Syndicated Host out of @93WIBC | Sarcastic Hoosier | Fmr. Sci. Teacher, STEM Admin, Policy Advisor | Views mine

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Someone tell Trump we're running out of champagne.
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump To Defund Schools That Teach Critical Race Theory, Radical Gender Ideology via @dailycaller.
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DeSantis humiliated Biden by announcing that he'd send in the Florida National Guard to guard & run the ports and hours later the strike disintegrated. Amazing.
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US dockworkers agree to suspend strike until January 15, 2025.
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Guys, quit pretending that Biden or Harris can just snap their fingers and send millions to rebuild in North Carolina. It's not like they did that earlier this year and built a $320 million pier off the Gaza Strip that sank in 6 days.
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"It's transitory inflation."."Afghanistan was a success."."The border is secure."."Robert Hur lied. Biden is fine."."Those videos are cheapfakes."."Biden had jetlag."."Biden had a cold."."Biden isn't going to be replaced."."Biden isn't going to pardon Hunter."
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That "Doug Emhoff beating his ex-wife" story disappeared so fast, you'd think he hit her with Hunter Biden's laptop.
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As a federally-registered member of the Cherokee Nation, I give any and all of you full permission to wear headdresses and tribal clothing. Paint your face red. Do a rain dance (then repent and seek Jesus). Also bring back the Cleveland Indians.
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Step aside, @wiczipedia, I'm the captain now.
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BREAKING: Hamilton Co. election administrator confirms that the Democrat poll worker was SELECTING DEMOCRAT STRAIGHT TICKET for voters when "explaining the machines.". This deeply upset voters and the local election inspector.
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DHS Sec. Mayorkas over 5 years:. '20: Closing the border is xenophobic. '21: The border is secure. '22: There is no illegal immigration. '23: Illegal immigration increase is temporary. Feb '24: Illegal immigration is good. Oct '24: We gave illegals the whole budget.
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As an admin for the largest school district in Indiana, here's what we mean when we tell you that we aren't "teaching" Critical Race Theory:
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"I'm an English major". I was already enjoying the arrest, you didn't have to sell it to me.
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UCLA protestor under arrest:. “I’m a student here! I’m an English major!”. “Please! Don’t fail us! Don’t fail us!”
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5 days before Donald Trump was shot at, Biden told Democrats to "put Trump in a bullseye."
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🚨BREAKING: Newly unclassified sections of letters dated 1960 from the JFK. assassination investigation appear to indicate Oswald was framed and that he knew the attacker by both name and alias. This changes everything.
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What on God's green earth does this even mean?!
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Beto O'Rourke at Gov. Abbott's press conference today:
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The Florida linemen, engineers, and other tradesmen haven't been making dance TikToks to showcase their work. Real virtue doesn't virtue signal.
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Corporations watching Anheuser-Busch continue to plummet as the annual rainbow social media campaign begins in just two weeks.
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4 months
If you're looking for a quick summary of tonight's debate moderation: . Almost all questions to Tim Walz were about Tim Walz. Almost all questions to JD Vance were about what Trump said. Moderators never asked Tim Walz to justify or defend a single Harris statement or policy.
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Check it out, guys. The Harris/Walz yard signs have a new “I want to lose every swing state” flavor.
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BREAKING: The conservative majorities in the Indiana House & Senate have voted to OVERRIDE the veto by Governor Holcomb [R]. Starting July 1, Boys will be banned from participating in girls' athletics (including changing together in locker rooms), K-12.
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The people who told you it would just be two weeks to slow the spread now assure you Red Flag Laws will never be used politically.
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This might be the most powerful thing Sen. Gillibrand (D-NY) has ever said. Wow!
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BREAKING: Democrat poll worker in Indianapolis ejected after she was caught pressuring voters AT THE POLLS not to vote for pro-parent school board candidates she called "racist".
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The West Point public affairs lie about @PeteHegseth's offer of admission is even more insane when you consider what goes into applying for a service academy. My application to USMA took two full years. It included sending West Point my SAT, ACT, fitness tests, and a
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If Alberta joined the Union, what would we rename it?
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The second that Texas, the greater South, and the Feds launch Civil War II, we'll use the chaos to finally liberate Southern Illinois from the tyranny of Chicago.
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Only hours away from Karine Jean-Pierre explaining to reporters how Biden placing COVID restrictions on China is super different than when Trump did.
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Abigail Martinez lost her daughter to transgenderism, who committed suicide under the stress of hormone treatments 3 years ago. Martinez begged the CA Senate Judicial Cmte. not to pass AB 957, which would make "gender affirming" a child's "transition" a requirement for parents.
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Fetterman looks like he's about to tell you that he found half a cat in the air conditioner he was working on yesterday.
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"We're super oppressed!" Starter Pack
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NEW: An award-winning California teacher has been suspended for going to a school board meeting and saying transgenderism is harmful. Staff accused him of being a Nazi (though being a gay Native American would make that. difficult).
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We humbly present for your enjoyment: "The Critical Race Can Can"
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@RoKhanna "No, babe, the yacht I bought didn't put us into massive debt, it was all of that money I didn't steal.".
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@samosaur This is what happens when you hire theater-major, nonbinary, tiktok influencers to run your social media.
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"We need to forgive and forget that I called you all evil murderers and suggested you be fired or put in 'quarantine camps'."
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@KansasCity We apologies
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Your child's English teacher is adding something about Roe v. Wade into her lesson plan for today.
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At this point, I'm surprised they haven't brought out Christine Blasey Ford to show us Pete Hegseth's high school yearbook.
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You know, in light of the 2nd Trump assassination attempt in two months, I'm starting to think allocating FBI agents to investigating Catholics and parents at school board meetings was a waste of resources.
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@axios You're so bad at your job.
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Polls: "Voters really did NOT like it when you brought out Barack Obama to lecture them.". Harris Campaign: "I know what'll fix this—bring out Michelle Obama to lecture them.".
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@FBI Guys there just weren't any photos of the actual lootings to choose from trust me.
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@Liz_Cheney Wow the footage you selectively edited together is almost as bad as the unedited footage of what the Pro-Hamas rioters did to the DNC.
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People are actually on here debating whether the concealed carrier should have shot the mass shooter. The internet was a mistake.
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Amazing that the man who thought he could executive order $1.7 trillion of college debt away SUDDENLY needs Congress to close the border.
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth's ex-wife confirmed to our reporters that he used to leave the toilet seat up. Although @Walmart has so far refused to comment, we have received eye-witness reports that Hegseth didn't return his shopping cart to the corral TWICE in 2007.
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@bonchieredstate You might say this was. Staged.
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Today in Germany.
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NEW: Books found in dozens of Texas schools were so horrific (rape, pedophilia, encouraging kink & porn) that 11 House Dems joined the GOP in passing HB 900—prohibiting these disturbing books in schools. Viewer discretion advised.
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NEW: Sen. @ScottWilkCA warns parents to flee his own state. “In the past when we’ve had these discussions and I’ve seen parental rights atrophied—I’ve encouraged people to keep fighting—I’ve changed my mind on that. If you love your children, you need to flee California.”
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@miakhalifa For someone who whines about the brutality of the porn industry you really enjoy promoting rape and violence.
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@KhaledBeydoun Blue messages are from you, Jussie Smollet.
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Ketanji Brown-Jackson: "I'm not a biologist, I can't define what a woman is.". Ketanji Brown-Jackson: "Not letting toddlers get their genitals cut off is just like racial discrimination."
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@POTUS Made one for you, Mr. President.
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Somewhere today an English teacher will burst into tears telling her students about January 6th. 93% of her students will attempt to refrain from laughing at her. Encourage your kids to record so we also can laugh at her.
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Everyone is yelling about Biden and Harris while SITTING U.S. SENATOR Bob Menendez was caught & convicted taking bribes from Egypt and Qatar including SOLID GOLD BARS. He's STILL on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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One month and 273,000 followers ago, I started @USMiniTru to mock and parody the Biden Administration's "Disinformation Board." . Given the real board's "pause until further notice" and @wiczipedia's meltdown, I'd say this project has been a smashing success.
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@alargemike "Double my pay or we'll cripple those suffering from Helene!". Lol, ok.
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A little sick of seeing politicians dodging questions on when a human life begins. From a Biology teacher, here's when a human life begins and why they don't answer that question. Period.
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Seeing several SWATing incidents this evening, so I thought I'd share a few tips after threats I received around the time my show launched:. 1. Call your local police dept. or sheriff's office and get acquainted. Explain why you might be a target and provide evidence of any.
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Strip mines are good because oil bad.
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Trump starting his return to Butler, PA, rally with "as I was saying. " and pointing to the same illegal immigration chart on screen when he was shot has to be one of the greatest on-stage moments in American history.
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Looks like @realchrisrufo & I are going to have a ball.
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Allow me to sum up the next two weeks of news coverage:
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@izzyjsmom There are 16 active ports in Florida. At least 3 were to be held up by strikes. No one said he would be sending troops to other states' ports. Learn to read.
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Billions for Ukraine but our own soldiers can't afford food.
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I went from saying "I'd never consider it." to "We're homeschooling no matter what." in 2 years.
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Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
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is homeschooling popularity quietly exploding?
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Are you trying to tell me Gary293749103 might not be a real account?.
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Judge Merchan explaining how jurors can convict Trump by adding up votes for separate crimes.
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Governor DeSantis just body-slammed President Biden so hard Queen Elizabeth II will have to help him back up.
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You can tell how much testosterone your dad has by whether he watches The Patriot or Hamilton on July 4th.
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@greg_price11 Didn't we just spend 4 years during Trump's presidency of the left screaming and crying at the thought of government threatening journalists?.
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Election administrator says she desires to see the Democrat individual who was both electioneering and attempting to vote on behalf of voters prosecuted. Said she has "never seen anything like this.".
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BREAKING: Indiana teacher and LGBTQ+ advocate Ben Yoder caught sending sexually-suggestive private messages to student. Local police & @HSESchools are investigating.
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In this episode, George Takei learns about the usefulness of an armed populace against foreign or domestic oppression.
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Crazy thought, but those 20 million AR-15s now in this country could sure arm a lot of Ukrainians.
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BREAKING: A California bill was just amended to rewrite the state's Family Code. Parents who won't "affirm" their child's gender transition will face child abuse charges.
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@shashj Lol bye 🤡
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I love the "Critical Race Theory isn't in schools" narrative, because I get to rewind to just 2019 where they were openly bragging about it.
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@piper4missouri You're fully aware of the serious scholars and advocates of school choice refuting your nonsense, but enjoy your victim complex.
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Source: I've just spent the last hour on the phone with her. I'm setting up interviews for those at the polls who were directly impeded by this Dem. Official.
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Chick-fil-A meals now come with a side of these hands.
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@MarkHamill It takes skill to post a fake photo after it's already nationally reported on. I guess the Foresight wasn't with you.
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Ok, students. Let's try another economics lesson:. Feds print money for rent: Rent price ⬆️. Feds print money for electric vehicles: EV price ⬆️. Feds print money for student loans:.
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For the very first time, I cannot wait to see what Karine Jean-Pierre has to say at the White House press conference.
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BREAKING: Indiana House Bill 1608, which would outlaw sexual content in K-3 classrooms and require schools to get parental permission for name/pronoun changes, PASSES the education committee in a 9-4 vote. There's hope for this state, yet!.
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Justice Thomas waiting for this asinine Gun Ban to pass so SCOTUS can completely deregulate any 2nd Amendment constriction.
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Today, I helped my 200th teacher leave the Indiana State Teachers Association. That's $200,000 annually no longer going to teachers unions.
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The same directors who told you inflation was transitory or nonexistent now reassure you that $600 transaction "alerts" and 87,000 new IRS agents aren't meant to target you.
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@politico Now why would anyone tie Vice President Kamala Harris to Biden's economy? It's not like she went around bragging about it.
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Maybe the people calling black people they don't like slurs aren't as anti-racist as they claim.
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@sandylocks This isn't even statistic manipulation, this is just really pathetic lying.
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Teachers, don't let some whiny counselor tell you not to put a Christmas tree up in your classroom this year. If Karen can hang a Pride flag and pronouns up, you can break out the spruce and ornaments.
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We funded the borders of Ukraine, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Tunisia in the budget before we touched the borders of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and California.
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Indianapolis Public Schools just fired me for: . • Sharing that IPS recorded children in required racial justice sessions.• Not sending IPS the personal info of @TietzKendall and @AndyMarkMiller .• Quoting Dr. Payne's racist comments to students .• Sharing public files.
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Yes, we told principals at the beginning of the year to lie to parents and tell them we weren't using CRT in schools. Yes, we continue to lie.
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“Your sisters and daughters are listening to how you talk about Kamala Harris.”. Good. I hope none of them ever exchange sexual favors for political appointments. Far better to be hired, appointed, or elected because of your competence—not your compromises.
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In a legendary move of stupidity, his principal admitted in a school-wide email that his suspension was political retaliation to what they considered "hate speech.". What a slam dunk for Shelton's lawyer.
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BREAKING: Two LGBTQ+ groups are hosting a "Youth Carnival" for Pride month, sponsored by the Indianapolis Airport Authority. Parents aren't allowed to attend.
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