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What happened to the Democrats?
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American Thinker, by Robert Curry

Original Article

Posted By: Hazymac, 4/2/2026 8:27:21 AM

Michael Goodwin, writing at the New York Post, made a claim remarkable for its
simple clarity: “The Democratic Party We Once Knew Is Dead.” You and I can
readily agree with Goodwin, but the party is certainly not dead and gone. What
has it become? Victor Davis Hanson provides the answer: There is no Democratic
Party. There’s a Socialist Party. But it’s a very weird Socialist Party. It’s a
... [pyramid] with a lot of very wealthy, globalized elites that run things at
the top. Nothing in the middle of the pyramid. And then an expansive big base
of poor people, of immigrants. The Democrats, Hanson explains, no longer
champion their

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Hazymac"What happened to the Democrats? 0 repliesAmerican Thinker, by Robert
Curry Original Article Posted by Hazymac — 4/2/2026 8:27:21 AM Post Reply
Michael Goodwin, writing at the New York Post, made a claim remarkable for its
simple clarity: “The Democratic Party We Once Knew Is Dead.” You and I can
readily agree with Goodwin, but the party is certainly not dead and gone. What
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Party. There’s a Socialist Party. But it’s a very weird Socialist Party. It’s a
... [pyramid] with a lot of very wealthy, globalized elites that run things at
the top. Nothing in the middle of the pyramid. And then an expansive big base
of poor people, of immigrants. The Democrats, Hanson explains, no longer
champion their What Happens If States Start Codifying
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holidays in the United States? As a nation, the essence of who we are as a
People is rooted in our Judeo-Christian values and principles, dating back to
the Magna Carta. This shared moral vocabulary has shaped Western thinking since
America’s founding. Why, then, would any State in the Union formally endorse or
incorporate into our educational and other public institutions a religious
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proposes adding Eid al-Fitr (Festival of Breaking the Fast) and Eid al-Adha
(Festival of Sacrifice) to California’s recognized holidays. Global Warming:
It’s Not Unusual 3 repliesPower Line, by John Hinderaker Original Article
Posted by Hazymac — 4/2/2026 6:55:02 AM Post Reply Hysteria about global
warming stems from the fact that, as best one can estimate, the Earth’s average
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temperatures have fluctuated widely in the past, and it has long been debated
whether the current increase is anything unusual. At the Science of Climate
Change, computer scientist Les Hatton recounts a relatively simple analysis
that he conducted, using the oft-studied Greenland ice cores. From the paper’s
abstract: In this paper we first dissect the background behind this number and
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misinformation? It’s the tallest of tales that we’re just supposed to take for
granted. And then they give us every reason not to believe it. PJ Media readers
have long known that mainstream fact-checkers are anything but neutral. During
COVID, biased fact-checkers were deployed like weapons to silence dissenting
voices on vaccines, lockdowns, and lab leak theories. After the 2020 election,
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Heads 8 repliesAmerican Thinker, by J.B. Shurk Original Article Posted by
Hazymac — 4/1/2026 9:34:23 AM Post Reply American leftists held another “No
Kings” rally last weekend. Democrats and their ideological allies gathered in
city parks and town squares to tell the rest of us how awful we are. They
screamed obscenities and called us “fascists” and “Nazis.” They demanded
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To non-leftists, these things are cringeworthy spectacles. The participants
look loony and behave immaturely. They are not serious people. Their messages
make no sense. How are they able to protest so vocally if they are living under
the yoke of tyranny? How are they able Battle of the murals 4 repliesAmerican
Thinker, by Bill Ponton Original Article Posted by Hazymac — 4/1/2026 9:30:39
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taken down because the intent of those funding the mural is misguided and
divisive. I don’t agree, and have an opinion that runs counter to his. I
believe this nation needs many more murals of Iryna Zarutska as a reminder of
what happened to her. Moreover, I want those murals to supplant every mural of
George Floyd, the patron saint of losers. That’s right. I want every mural of
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fund the effort. Which mural is more deserving of display? The mural of a bum
who Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments on Crucial
Case Wednesday — and Trump Says He Will
Be There 10 repliesRed State, by Bob Hoge Original Article Posted by Hazymac —
4/1/2026 8:55:16 AM Post Reply The Supreme Court is scheduled to take up the
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Trump said from the Oval Office Tuesday that he would be in attendance to
listen to oral arguments. "I'm going," he told reporters, "because I have
listened to this argument for so long." (X) White House Press Secretary
Karoline Leavitt confirmed later Tuesday that he did indeed plan on being there
as the justices hear arguments over the constitutionality of an executive order
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the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship," the order sought to end
birthright citizenship for No Kings Puppets Push for ‘Communist
Revolution’ in America 11 repliesRed State, by Chris Talgo (The Heartland
Institute) Original Article Posted by Hazymac — 4/1/2026 8:43:24 AM Post Reply
The mixed messaging, cognitive dissonance, and blatant hypocrisy on display at
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epic proportions this past weekend. If you were in New York City on Saturday
during the third edition of the No Kings movement, you would have seen a
smorgasbord of far-left groups aiming to sow the seeds of revolution in
America. You would have seen numerous flags adorned with the hammer and sickle.
You would have been surrounded by collectivist swag and literature for sale,
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injuries. Last week, Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that
Israeli forces killed Tangsiri in an overnight airstrike, and that the
operation also killed senior naval officers. He claimed that Tangsiri is the
one responsible for many “terrorist” operations and blocking the Strait of
Hormuz. The Iranian authorities however did not confirm his death at the time
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and several Iranian cities. Great White shark spotted by Hubbard's
Marina guests near Shell Key 5 repliesWTSP 10 CBS (Tampa Bay), by Bryce Johnson
Original Article Posted by Hazymac — 3/30/2026 10:42:46 AM Post Reply MADEIRA
BEACH, Fla. — Dozens of people looking for seashells found something much
bigger, and perhaps "greater," off of Florida's coast. Around 49 guests with
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a.m. Friday when they found a roughly 10-foot Great White shark 25-75 yards
from the shoreline of Shell Key. The shark was seen in the area for following
large schools of tarpon fish as it was "displaying a calm but curious
demeanor." "Seeing a shark of this size and grace so close to the island is a
'stop-everything' moment for our guests," Captain Dylan Hubbard, Owner of
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bite during hike 16 repliesNBC News 4 (Los Angeles), by Macy Jenkins &
Elizabeth Chavolla Original Article Posted by Hazymac — 3/29/2026 12:41:37 PM
Post Reply A Ventura County woman has died from a rattlesnake bite she suffered
while hiking at Wildwood Regional Park, authorities said Wednesday. The recent
fatality marks the second rattlesnake-related death in California this month.
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Southern California is a hiker’s paradise, but out on the trails, you’re rarely
alone. The Southern Pacific rattlesnake is “right at home in the cracks and
crevices of the great outdoors,” said local hiker Croy Tan. “Technically, this
is where they are. This is their place, you know what I mean,” he added. On
March 14, the Ventura County Fire Department said a 46-year-old woman American
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To Push Propaganda 7 repliesAmerican Thinker, by Allan J. Feifer Original
Article Posted by Hazymac — 3/29/2026 8:07:02 AM Post Reply A form of torture I
endure for my research is reading the New York Times morning emails. The phrase
“alternate universe” aptly describes its sly, misleading story titles, which
demonstrate a built-in bias even before the report itself begins. A good
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reference to Trump’s geopolitical strategy in Iran and elsewhere. Adventurism
is defined as “Involvement in risky enterprises, especially in foreign affairs,
while disregarding established principles or adverse consequences.” How rich is
it when one of the most liberal newspapers in the entire world delivers the
news, as opinions, in a manner designed to predispose readers’ views of stories
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They Have ‘Local Allegiance’ to U.S.
While on Vacation 39 repliesBreitbart News, by John Binder Original Article
Posted by ConservativeYankee — 4/1/2026 5:28:30 PM Post Reply During oral
arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made
her case for why the children of foreign tourists ought to qualify for
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their parents are on vacation. The case, known as Trump v. Barbara, will decide
whether or not President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright
citizenship for the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens and foreign tourists,
often referred to as “anchor babies,” is constitutional. During an exchange
with the ACLU’s Cecillia Wang, who is arguing that the order is
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should extend to foreigners Iran rejects Trump’s claim of cease-fire
request, says Tehran determined to win war 20 repliesNew York Post, by Ronny
Reyes Original Article Posted by Mercedes44 — 4/1/2026 7:36:01 PM Post Reply
Top Iranian officials denied President Trump’s claim that the regime begged for
a cease-fire deal on Wednesday, insisting that Tehran is committed to winning
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rejected Trump’s post on Truth Social claiming that Tehran had reached out to
Washington for a peace deal. “The stance of the Islamic Republic of Iran
regarding the defense of the homeland against the onslaught of the forces of
evil and the conditions for ending the imposed war has undergone no change, and
there is no regard whatsoever for the delusions and lies of the criminal
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to End the Assaults Against Immigrants’ 20 repliesBreitbart News, by John
Binder Original Article Posted by Dreadnought — 4/1/2026 1:39:18 AM Post Reply
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) claims President Donald Trump’s
administration is committing “assaults against immigrants” less than 10 days
after 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman was murdered in the Windy City, allegedly at
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administration. During a “No Kings” protest in Chicago, Illinois, over the
weekend, Johnson told MS NOW in an interview that Americans must fight the
Trump administration on immigration. “We have to end the assaults against
immigrants,” Johnson said, among other things. Trump Considering Withdrawing
U.S. From
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Failure to Reciprocate 17 repliesBreitbart News, by Oliver JJ Lane Original
Article Posted by Dreadnought — 4/1/2026 10:54:04 AM Post Reply President
Donald Trump says he is reconsidering America’s membership of NATO after not a
single member heeded his call for aid in securing the Middle East from Iranian
threats, he told a British newspaper. It was “actually hard to believe” the
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members, that the instinct to rally to the flag of a fellow member when called
wasn’t reflexive, U.S. President Donald Trump has told The Daily Telegraph. ABC
News Just Learned White House Has
a Bunker, Claims Trump to Hold Out There 14 repliesNewsbusters, by Nicholas
Fondacaro Original Article Posted by Dreadnought — 4/1/2026 1:25:00 AM Post
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Tuesday morning. In an attempt to gaslight their viewers into thinking
President Trump was preparing to do something horrific against America, they
pretended that the White House didn’t already have a bunker underneath it. They
blatantly claimed the one reportedly being built under the new ballroom was
being designed for him to hold onto power and control the country after he
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The recent massive U.S. strike near Iran’s central city of Isfahan likely
sought to render Tehran’s remaining highly enriched uranium stockpile
inaccessible by burying it deep underground — a strategy that would negate the
need for a prolonged and risky U.S. ground operation to extract the material,
according to an Israeli military analyst writing Tuesday. Writing in Ynet on
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correspondent and Israel Prize recipient — assessed that the strike reflects a
deliberate U.S. effort to neutralize Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile by
entombing it beneath rock, soil, and collapsed tunnel infrastructure rather
than attempting to remove it by force. Watch: Nancy Pelosi Plants Absurd
Conspiracy
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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi floated the possibility on Tuesday that
Republicans might try to hack into election systems to change the outcome of
the 2026 midterm elections. That’s rich coming from a leader in the Democratic
Party who chastised the GOP for questioning the integrity of the 2020
presidential election. You’ll recall that Democratic election officials in
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Michigan, and Wisconsin, UAE ‘willing to join’ fight, help
US, allies force open Strait of Hormuz: Report 12 repliesHindustan Times
(Delhi, India), by Aryan Mudgal Original Article Posted by Dreadnought —
4/1/2026 2:18:41 AM Post Reply The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is willing to
join the US-Iran war and is preparing to help the United States and other
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cited Arab officials. This comes as Iran continues its attacks on the UAE and
other Gulf states in response to US-Israeli attacks on its territory. Such a
move would make the UAE the first Persian Gulf country to join the conflict
directly. This also comes after US President Donald Trump lashed out at allies
on Tuesday for not doing more to support the US war effort against Iran, NASA's
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off in first lunar mission in over 50 years 11 repliesJust the News, by Misty
Severi Original Article Posted by Mercedes44 — 4/1/2026 7:26:33 PM Post Reply
NASA successfully launched its Artemis II lunar mission Wednesday night,
signaling the first moon mission since the space agency ended its Apollo
missions over 50 years ago. The mission marks the first time NASA astronauts
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journey aboard the Orion capsule and slingshot back for the return home. Launch
director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson told the Artemis crew that “the hopes and
dreams of a new generation," are with them as they aim to reach a greater
distance from Earth than anyone has before. “On this historic mission, you take
with you the heart of the Artemis team, Sanders and AOC have data centers in
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but research raises doubts about their criticisms 11 repliesJust the News, by
Kevin Killough Original Article Posted by Mercedes44 — 4/1/2026 11:55:58 AM
Post Reply Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,
D-N.Y., teamed up on a proposed moratorium on data centers. The measure would
“enact a reasonable pause” in the development of such facilities. Ocasio-Cortez
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society. The two lawmakers demand that “billionaire Big Tech oligarchs” not be
allowed to harm health and safety, that AI should be developed for the benefit
of workers and not the wealthy, and that data centers should not impact
electricity costs. The first two points tie socialist ideals to topical
concerns, which was the same strategy the pair used to advance the— No Kings
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the latest round of “No Kings” protests in places like New York City reached
epic proportions this past weekend. If you were in New York City on Saturday
during the third edition of the No Kings movement, you would have seen a
smorgasbord of far-left groups aiming to sow the seeds of revolution in
America. You would have seen numerous flags adorned with the hammer and sickle.
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including copies of The Communist Manifesto. You would have seen banners with
socialist slogans celebrating depraved monsters like Were Grandma and Grandpa
Nazis? 11 repliesDeutsche Welle, by Suzanne Cords Original Article Posted by
Moritz55 — 4/1/2026 6:10:39 AM Post Reply Now, more than 80 years after the end
of the Nazi dictatorship, anyone can click through millions of index cards in
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own grandparents and great-grandparents. The data contains information on 6.6
million Germans who were members of the National Socialist German Workers'
Party (NSDAP) until 1945, stored on more than 5,000 digitized microfilm reels.
But the records are incomplete: According to the German Historical Museum, in
1945 "one in five adult Germans was one of a total of 8.5 million party
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