Montana just started putting citizenship markers on driver's licenses. SB 91 mandated a little black eagle under the REAL ID star to show you're a U.S. citizen. Sounds innocuous, right? Patriotic even. Except it's mandatory, there's no evidence of the problem
The mayor of Minneapolis was interviewed yesterday and said "The question that you're basically asking is, can our cops arrest them? From a legal perspective, yes. From a practical perspective...they have bigger guns than we do." If Mayor Frey is serious, that’s a public
Originally published 10/17/2025 What Really Happened in Chicago and Portland Republican leaders are lying about your cities. Trump and Stephen Miller claim Portland is "in flames." They call Chicago a war zone. They're lying to your face. The only people attacking these cities are
Originally published 10/17/2025 Trump's Shutdown, DOGE, and Starlink Are Dismantling the Republic Today's Republicans don't just lie. They lie to your face while picking your pocket. They lie while gutting your government. They lie while stealing your data. This isn't
Originally published 10/16/2025 Title IX at 50 The law that was supposed to guarantee equality in college sports has become a shield for inequality. Universities hide behind compliance while women fight for scraps of fairness. It's time to stop celebrating paperwork and start demanding justice. The
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