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December 19, 2023
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Politics

D.C. Globalists in Panic: ‘Is Gaetz 2028 Really That Crazy’?

Former Republican strategist turned Democrat boot licker Tim Miller appears panicked about the idea of a Matt Gaetz 2028 presidential ticket, hyping the Florida Congressman as a presumptive gubernatorial successor to Ron DeSantis, before suggesting the Kevin McCarthy bete noire may turn is attention to the highest office in the world.

“I find it noteworthy that in this venue, among the people who will have the greatest influence over the future direction of the party (emphasis intended!), the idea of Gaetz as successor didn’t seem at all preposterous,” Miller wrote at the globalist blog.

“The so-called power brokers have been foiled again and again when their interests have gone against those of the grassroots faithful. The party poohbahs didn’t want Trump in ’16. They wanted to move on from him in 2021. They wanted to keep McCarthy in power this year. And they wanted DeSantis or Youngkin in 2024. Fail. Fail. Fail. Fail. Why would it be any different next time?”

Miller also reported that he asked Gaetz, in person at the AmericaFest conference, about his theory: “Gaetz naturally demurred and joked about how the media was trying to run him out of town two minutes ago, and now people like me are arguing he’s on the come-up.”

“Is Gaetz 2028 really that crazy?” he concludes. “Doesn’t seem so to me. I wouldn’t bet my mortgage on it, of course. But if past events are a predictor of future results, someone in the Gaetz mold will be a much better bet than whatever quarter-zip-vested stooge the GOP donor class ends up getting behind.”

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World

Spain Faces 1.3 Million Migrant Amnesty Requests Ahead of Deadline.

Spain’s asylum system has been flooded with roughly 1.3 million applications ahead of the deadline later this month, following the far-left government’s plan to grant mass amnesty to illegal migrants in the country. It was claimed that only 500,000 would apply.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Approximately 1.3 million illegal migrants have applied for Spain’s mass amnesty program as the month-end deadline approaches.
📺 DETAIL: The Spanish government, led by far-left Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, began accepting amnesty applications in April. Applicants who qualify for asylum will receive legal residency and work permits, among other benefits. The program application deadline is June 30. Despite warnings earlier in the year that the number of applications could reach up to 1.3 million, the government insisted that only around 500,000 migrants would be considered. However, new data from Mercurio, the platform used to record and process the applications, suggests the number is well above one million and may include applications with forged documents. The final figures will reportedly be released the same week as the deadline, potentially as early as Tuesday. The government will also reportedly release a study on the “economic impact… resulting from the addition of many people who are now eligible for employment contracts” alongside the final figures.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “The undocumented [sic] population is difficult to measure, but the police, who have better data, have already said it would exceed 1.3 million… These are the applicants; the criteria applied to accept or reject them will be another matter entirely.” – María Miyar, Director of Social Studies at Funcas, a non-profit, in an interview with El País, a Spanish-language newspaper.
🎯 IMPACT: The overwhelming number of applications poses challenges for Spanish authorities, who must resolve all applications within three months. The decision is likely to cause further strain on social services and ignite opposition from much of the electorate. This is likely to compound the unprecedented demographic change being caused by immigration in Spain. Earlier this month, it was reported that approximately 20 percent of Spain’s elementary and secondary pupils come from migrant families, according to recent data from the country’s Education Ministry.
📺 FLASHBACK: Earlier this month, it was reported that social services in Spain are on the verge of collapse following the decision to grant mass amnesty, after the number of applicants reached approximately one million, roughly double what was predicted.

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10 hours ago
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Poll Reveals Just 8% of Democrats View America as the ‘Greatest’ Country.

A new poll highlights the stark differences in patriotism between Democrats and Republicans, with the former having a far more negative view of their country ahead of its 250th anniversary celebration.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A new poll has revealed that only eight percent of Democrats consider the United States of America the “greatest” country on Earth, compared to over half of Republicans.
📺 DETAIL: According to a poll carried out by YouGov, only eight percent of Democrats regard the United States as “the greatest” country on Earth. By contrast, 52 percent of Republicans regard it as the greatest country in the world. Twenty-five percent of Americans overall regard the United States as “the greatest” country in the world. Twenty percent of respondents said it is “among the greatest” and 12 percent said it was “better than average.” Meanwhile, compared to other countries, 23 percent of Democrats regard the United States as “worse than average” and 15 percent regard their country as “among the worst.” Four percent of Democrats believe that the United States of America is “the worst” country in the world. By contrast, 54 percent of Trump voters specifically called the United States “the greatest” country on Earth. Zero percent of Trump voters rated it as “the worst.” Roughly 1 in 5 people who voted for Kamala Harris in 2024 described the U.S. as “among the worst” countries in the world. In addition, 26 percent of liberals called the U.S. “worse than average,” while 53 percent of conservatives described their country as “the greatest.” The poll asked 1,679 people and was conducted between June 19 and June 22, 2026.
🎯 IMPACT: The survey underscores a stark and growing divide in how Americans perceive their country. Specifically, Democrats and self-described liberals are distinctly unpatriotic, even as the United States nears its 250th Anniversary on July 4, 2026. Such sentiment shows how patriotism has become a partisan and ideological issue, rather than something that cuts across partisan and ideological lines.
📺 FLASHBACK: Earlier this month, it was reported that at least five people had been arrested for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. Among those arrested was David Hearn, a 67-year-old former Olympic canoeist and avid donor to the Democrats. The donations were processed by ActBlue, a platform that has previously faced investigations over alleged foreign donor fraud. Hearn was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor. The vandalization of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seen by many as part of a growing trend of attacks on public memorials ahead of celebrations on July 4. Earlier this month, the National Mall in Washington, D.C. was the site of a similar act of vandalism.

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10 hours ago
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Science

China Secretly Launches Mysterious ‘Unidentified Object’ from Space Plane.

China’s secretive Reusable Experimental Spacecraft has released an unidentified object into orbit, prompting speculation about its purpose and potential implications for global space security.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: China‘s secretive reusable Shenlong, or “Divine Dragon,” space plane has reportedly released another unidentified object into low Earth orbit during its ongoing fourth mission, bringing the total number of payloads it has deployed since 2022 to at least nine. The detection occurred when radar equipment in New Zealand confirmed the release and identified the object as originating from the spacecraft.
📺 DETAIL: The Shenlong, which launches atop vertical rockets and lands horizontally like NASA‘s retired Space Shuttle, remains largely shrouded in secrecy, with no publicly available images or official details about its design, size, or mission objectives. Shenlong first flew on a two-day test mission in 2020 before completing extended missions lasting eight months in 2022-23 and nine months in 2023-24, during which it deployed eight unidentified objects, including six released simultaneously on its third flight. Its current mission began on February 7 with a launch aboard a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, and Chinese officials have provided no updates on the spacecraft’s activities, fueling continued speculation about its purpose and capabilities.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “USSF has cataloged a new object (69673) released from the Chinese spaceplane CSSHQ4 (2026-024A), which has been in orbit since Feb 7. Previous missions of the spaceplane have also released such objects, which may be small subsatellites such as cubesats.” – Professor Jonathan McDowell, Durham University’s Space Research Center
🎯 IMPACT: The incident heightens growing global concerns about the militarization of space, with China, the United States, and Russia advancing technologies capable of disrupting or seizing satellites.

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11 hours ago
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Immigration
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Fed Study Links Biden’s Immigration Surge to Soaring Rent, Home Prices.

A Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas report has revealed how the surge in illegal immigration between 2021 and 2024, when Joe Biden was President, increased housing demand, driving up home prices and rents, especially in metropolitan areas.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has revealed that illegal immigration under the Biden government resulted in higher home prices and rent costs.
📺 DETAIL: The paper analyzed the impact of illegal immigration between 2021 and 2024. While the paper is a preliminary draft, it is one of the first comprehensive efforts to determine the economic impact of illegal immigration under the Biden government. The paper combined government data and individual immigration court records to reveal that illegal immigration led to a 2.2 percent increase in home prices and a 1.4 percent increase in rent costs. Illegal immigration increased housing demand, which, without an expansion in the supply of housing, caused prices to rise. Researchers noted that illegal immigration accounted for approximately 30 percent of home-price growth and about 20 percent of rent cost growth in metropolitan areas during the stated period.
🎯 IMPACT: The findings reaffirm the relationship between housing supply and immigration, demonstrating the negative economic impact on Americans and on the affordability of essential goods. The study will likely strengthen calls to reduce immigration to benefit American workers and consumers. The paper states that illegal immigration experienced an “unprecedented boom” under the Biden government, which added roughly seven million people to the population. The paper is likely to reinforce the Trump administration’s commitment to mass deportations.
📺 FLASHBACK: This follows a study from January, which revealed that mass deportations have made homes more affordable. That study revealed that metropolitan areas with significant populations of illegal immigrants have experienced a drop in housing costs, showing year-over-year declines in December last year. The same study also revealed that mass deportations had contributed to wage increases and a decline in crime.

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11 hours ago
Crime
Immigration

ICE Nets Killers, Pedophiles, and Rapists in Weekend Sweep.

Federal immigration authorities detained 15 illegal immigrants with serious criminal convictions in a weekend operation.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Federal immigration authorities arrested 15 illegal immigrants in a weekend operation, many of whom had prior convictions for serious crimes such as homicide, rape, child sex abuse, and drug trafficking. The arrests are part of the Trump administration‘s ongoing efforts to remove criminal illegal immigrants from the United States.
📺 DETAIL: Among those arrested were Mexican, Colombian, and Jamaican nationals with convictions ranging from homicide and aggravated rape to cocaine trafficking, assault on law enforcement, and domestic violence. Nine additional suspects had prior convictions for crimes including child sex offenses, witness tampering, and assault with a deadly weapon. DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said immigration officers worked throughout the weekend to identify and remove criminal offenders, adding that the administration remains committed to public safety. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the agency is on pace to exceed last year’s deportation totals within the next six weeks, after reporting more than 605,000 removals in 2025. Federal authorities have also intensified efforts to target immigration and citizenship fraud alongside the removal of convicted criminal offenders.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, ICE will continue to protect Americans by arresting and removing criminal illegal aliens from our country.” – DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis
🎯 IMPACT: The arrests highlight the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to enforce immigration laws, prioritizing the removal of migrants who pose significant threats to public safety.

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11 hours ago
News

Trump Admin Launching Federal Review of California Coastal Agency for ‘Environmental Terrorism.’

The Trump administration is launching a federal review of the California Coastal Commission, escalating its dispute with California officials over energy policy.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration has announced plans to evaluate the performance of the California Coastal Commission, citing concerns over the state’s handling of federally approved coastal management programs. The review comes as tensions escalate between federal officials and California’s Democrat leaders over energy production and environmental policies.
📺 DETAIL: Under federal law, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration must periodically evaluate state coastal management programs, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has accused the commission of obstructing development projects, including spaceport proposals, describing its actions as “environmental terrorism.” The review follows the commission’s 2025 decision to deny a U.S. Space Force request to increase SpaceX rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, a dispute that led to a SpaceX lawsuit that was settled in April. The administration has also intensified efforts to expand domestic oil production in California, invoking emergency powers to restart an oil pipeline that has been inactive since a 2015 spill. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has challenged the move in court, arguing it violates the state’s authority and threatens public health and the environment. Separately, the state is preparing legal action after the Trump administration withdrew a nearly $427 million Biden-era grant for an offshore wind project intended to help meet California’s clean energy goals. Bonta accused the administration of unlawfully undermining offshore wind development in favor of fossil fuel interests, while Governor Gavin Newsom has not publicly commented on the federal review.
🎯 IMPACT: The review could intensify the legal and political battles over California’s energy and environmental policies, with potential implications for federal-state relations and future energy projects.

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12 hours ago
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World

Bukele Registers to Campaign for Third Term in 2027 After Term Limits Abolished.

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has formally registered his pre-candidacy for a third presidential term, following constitutional reforms eliminating term limits.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has officially registered his pre-candidacy for the 2027 presidential elections, seeking an unprecedented third consecutive term. The move comes after the elimination of presidential term limits by Bukele’s New Ideas (NI) party in 2022.
📺 DETAIL: Bukele, who was first elected in 2019, won reelection in 2024 after the country’s top court issued a ruling allowing him to run despite constitutional provisions that had previously prohibited consecutive presidential terms. His renewed mandate has been largely attributed to his sweeping crackdown on gangs such as MS-13 and 18th Street under a state of emergency that has remained in effect since March 2022 through monthly renewals. The constitutional changes also extended presidential terms from five to six years while shortening Bukele’s current term to end in 2027, aligning the presidential election with legislative and municipal votes scheduled for February 28, 2027. Bukele has not publicly commented on his pre-candidacy, instead focusing recent public statements on El Salvador’s humanitarian assistance following deadly earthquakes in Venezuela. Vice President Félix Ulloa, who also registered his pre-candidacy, thanked Bukele and the New Ideas party for the opportunity to continue the country’s transformation.
🎯 IMPACT: Bukele’s potential third term reflects a significant shift in El Salvador’s political landscape, allowing the popular leader to continue his reforms, which have caused the country’s murder rate, once the highest on Earth, to plummet to one of the lowest in North America.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Thank you, Nayib, thank you, Xavi [Bukele, president of NI], thank you, Nuevas Ideas [New Ideas], for this new opportunity to continue contributing to the wonderful project of transforming our country,” said Vice President Félix Ulloa on social media.

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12 hours ago
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News

German Mass Shooting Targeted Shelter for Mothers and Children, Suspect of Turkish Origin.

A mass shooting involving a Turkish-background man left six dead at a shelter for mothers and children in Germany.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A mass shooting at a shelter for mothers and children in Stade, Germany, left six dead on June 29. Police detained three people, including the suspected shooter, a 45-year-old German citizen of Turkish origin, who reportedly acted over a custody dispute involving his three-month-old daughter.
📍 WHEN & WHERE: The killings occurred on June 29 in Stade, a town west of Hamburg, Germany.
📺 DETAIL: Emergency services responded to reports of gunfire shortly after midday, where five adults were pronounced dead at the scene and a sixth later died in hospital. Authorities arrested three people, including the suspected shooter. Police said the partner and daughter of the suspected shooter, who were staying at the shelter, were not among the victims. While the identities of those killed have not been officially released, local reports indicate four women and one man died at the scene. Lower Saxony Interior Minister Daniela Behrens described the attack as an “extremely cold-blooded act of violence” but said investigators do not believe it was politically or ideologically motivated. Police quickly secured the area and later confirmed there was no ongoing threat to the public as forensic teams examined the scene.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “It was an extremely cold-blooded act of violence,” said Lower Saxony’s interior minister Daniela Behrens.
🎯 IMPACT: The killings are just the latest act of severe violence in Germany involving a man from a migration background. People with migration backgrounds are far more likely to commit violent crimes than native Germans.

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13 hours ago
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Scottish World Cup Fan Begging for U.S. Visa Has Decade+ of Anti-Trump Tweets.

A Scottish vlogger’s attempt to stay in the U.S. after the World Cup may be complicated by his history of anti-Trump tweets.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Shaun Alexander, a Scottish vlogger and World Cup fan, is seeking to extend his stay in the U.S. by crowdfunding for an O-1 visa, despite a history of anti-Trump tweets.
📰 DETAIL: Alexander expressed his newfound love for America in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, linking a GoFundMe page to cover visa-related expenses. However, past tweets uncovered by The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam reveal a decade of spiteful attacks against President Donald J. Trump, including calling for him to be “buried” in 2015. The following year, Alexander described Trump as “evil” and “a joke,” as well as “sick,” and in 2017, he called the President a “bawbag” (slang for scrotum). As recently as 2025, he was posting that the America First leader is “pathetic.”
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I’ve seen enough. Not even on the plane home yet and have already decided: I MUST find a way to come back and experience the 4th of July in this very special year…” – Shaun Alexander, June 2026
🎯 IMPACT: O-1A visas are for individuals with extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business, or athletics, while O-1B visas are for individuals with extraordinary ability in the arts or extraordinary achievement in motion picture or television. Alexander, with a relatively modest X following of a little over 60,000 as of the time of publication, and few obvious accolades beyond some viral vlogs of his time in the U.S. during the World Cup, may struggle to obtain one, especially given his long history of smearing the incumbent President. 

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14 hours ago
Immigration
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Politics

Labour Scraps Ban on Illegal Immigrants Getting Citizenship.

The British government’s decision to reverse a ban on illegal immigrants claiming British citizenship raises concerns over the legal system’s role in indirectly encouraging and facilitating human trafficking.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s Labour Party government has quietly reversed a ban on asylum seekers applying for British citizenship.
📺 DETAIL: The reversal has been approved by Shabana Mahmood, the Pakistani-heritage Home Secretary, roughly equivalent to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary. The ban was reversed following a lawfare campaign by two pro-immigration groups, representing five migrants. The groups claimed that the policy violated human rights laws and international treaties. Subsequently, the Home Office conceded and paid their legal costs. The reversal of the ban means that migrants who entered Britain illegally can apply for citizenship. Updated guidelines now include exceptions for individuals who argue their illegal entry was “outside their control.” The guidelines say that it is “normally appropriate to disregard overstaying, illegal entry, or arrival without a required entry clearance or electronic travel authorisation having made a dangerous journey, where it was outside the person’s control.” The new guidelines were produced by then-Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, who now serves as Foreign Secretary, roughly equivalent to the U.S. Secretary of State. The reversal of the ban was announced on Sunday.
🎯 IMPACT: The policy reversal highlights Labour’s soft stance on illegal immigration, despite Home Secretary Mahmood’s cultivated reputation as a hardliner on the issue. The story also underscores the role of human rights groups in preventing the deportation of illegal immigrants and watering down immigration reforms. The revelation that the government reversed the ban on illegal immigrants obtaining British citizenship comes days before the Labour government’s Immigration and Asylum Bill is set to be put before Parliament. Andy Burnham, Labour Member of Parliament for Makerfield and the presumptive incoming Prime Minister, is reportedly considering ditching key provisions of the legislation to make it weaker and appease Labour backbenchers as he seeks their nominations for leader, which begin in early July.
📺 FLASHBACK: Illegal immigrants are continuously blocked from deportation in Britain due to human rights laws and asylum claims. Earlier this month, it was reported that roughly half of all illegal immigrants in Britain cannot be deported due to asylum and human rights claims. Specifically, in August 2024, Immigration Enforcement in Britain identified 412,191 migrants with “no status in the UK.” Out of these individuals, 201,926 were deemed “not removable” due to pending legal challenges related to asylum and human rights.

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