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GO FIGURE.

This is just like the Holocaust. I remember the vicious scene in Schindlers List when Ralph Fiennes gave Jews 3000$ and let them fly home.

— Coach Harry Ellis (@Jetspete) April 16, 2026

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A SMALL MEASURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: NSSF Files FEC Complaint Against Giffords PAC For Not Reporting Joint Fundraising.

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WELL, THEY’RE GRIFTERS:

Giffords supported Justin Fairfax, Jay Jones, and Eric Swalwell.

Maybe they aren't the best judges of character? https://t.co/4wd5ZnaAn1

— Kostas Moros (@MorosKostas) April 16, 2026

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION:

Gavin Newsom just used his own PAC to buy $1.5 million worth of his own book. Even more comically, that accounts for 2/3 of the entire print sales. pic.twitter.com/ZvHJqScCB4

— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) April 16, 2026

THESE ARE ROOKIE NUMBERS: Trump admin rejects 35% of student visa requests: report.

IT’S ALL FAKE: Left-wing activists pay canvassers to gain college student support for Democrat gerrymandering scheme.

PERHAPS THEY NEED TO BE TREATED AS AN “EXISTENTIAL THREAT” TO OUR DEMOCRACY:

Democrats are discussing plans after retaking power to change the system so they never lose it again. Carville (curiously on a national podcast) told Democrats to keep the plans quiet: “Don’t run on it. Don’t talk about it. Just do it.” … https://t.co/LA7lKwbGOQ

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) April 17, 2026

Isn’t that the phrase we’ve heard since 2016?

CHANGE IS HAPPENING, ALL OVER THE WORLD:

The old banzai banner in China's face.

Xi's having a really bad week.

The Japanese rising sun war flag. Back in the news. OK, it's not the End Times. It's not a simulation. It's like some kind of Back to the Future Alt History. https://t.co/IWpwj8lye1

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) April 17, 2026

ZONE OF DESTRUCTION: Wingman Woes: Gallego Caught in Swalwell Storm: Few believe the Arizona senator’s claim to have been ‘shocked’ by allegations against his ‘closest friend in Congress.’

KIND OF GIVING AWAY THE GAME HERE:

Spot on from @JasonBordoff:

"… Others should prepare for a world in which energy crises are less of a brake on American power than they once were…"https://t.co/Tq7YESRGHV

— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) April 17, 2026

YES:

The Palestinian destruction of Christianity in Lebanon does not get enough attention in general, and gets zero attention from the newly-minted radical Jew-blaming Catholic and Islam-simping influencers. https://t.co/XqzYGappqi

— William A. Jacobson (@wajacobson) April 16, 2026

HOW IT’S GOING:

The first frontrunner for CA governor poured hot mashed potatoes on her husband. The second frontrunner turned out to be a sexual predator. The third frontrunner wants to arrest ICE agents.

In case you're wondering how the Democratic Party is doing.

— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) April 16, 2026

AMERICA’S JUDICIARY SEEMS DETERMINED TO OVERTURN ARTICLE III:

Massive conflict of interest https://t.co/WI97fPKad2

— Daniel Greenfield – "Hang Together or Separately" (@Sultanknish) April 16, 2026

HOW IT’S GOING:

Arab media are now openly discussing the collapse of the Islamic Republic and what is going to happen next. Unbelievable, just two months ago. A hint.

— Zineb Riboua (@zriboua) April 16, 2026

Related:

The UK can't deploy a single ship.
Spain and France won't let America fly from their airbases.
Germany buys its energy from Russia.

I think Europe are the ones who have "pulled out of the alliance." https://t.co/Fvy6gyPSqN

— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) April 16, 2026

For weeks the New York Times screamed Trump’s Iran strike would crash the economy, send oil to $150, and hand victory to the mullahs via the Strait of Hormuz.

Today?

S&P 500 just smashed another all-time high. NASDAQ at record levels. Gas prices falling. Oil stabilized and…

— Flopping Aces (@FloppingAces) April 16, 2026

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ALIENS: Interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS is spraying tons of water into space every second. Jupiter-bound spacecraft JUICE discovers.

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