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Fidelity to the Permanent Things

The Imperative of Pruning: Lessons from Conservatism's Past for Its Present Reckoning In the shadow of a resurgent conservative movement post-2024, where victories at the ballot box mask deeper fissures, a quiet but fierce battle rages-not against external foes like progressive overreach or cultural Marxism, but within the ranks themselves. This internal reckoning, akin to the purges that forged modern conservatism from the chaotic mid-20th century, demands a return to first principles and the permanent things. As voices like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens amplify rhetoric that veers perilously close to historical toxins, the imperative to prune-methodically, courageously-has never been more…

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This is Twenty

Twenty Years Strong – Like a Rock Twenty years now. Where'd they go? Twenty years. I don't know. I sit and wonder sometimes Where they've gone. Bob Seger nailed it with those lines-time slips away faster than you can track it. But on this, our 20th anniversary, those words don't just echo lost youth. They point to something built, something that lasts. Think about a rock. A real one. It doesn't just sit pretty. It endures. Storms hammer it, winds howl, rains soak through every crack. Freezing cold tries to split it wide open. Blazing sun bakes it day after relentless…

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A Reckoning in Real Time

Fraud Exposed, Funds Frozen, Narratives Shattered The chickens are coming home to roost faster than Minnesota officials can bus in children to empty daycares. What started as one citizen journalist’s video exposing abandoned “childcare” centers billing millions in taxpayer funds (that I wrote about here, here, here, and here) has snowballed into a full-scale federal intervention. In the last 24 hours alone, the scandal has triggered decisive action from Washington, panicked revisions from state officials, and a legacy-media misfire that backfired spectacularly. Here are the five net-new developments that mark the unmistakable shift into the “find out” phase for those who…

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The Minnesota Fraud Model

Minnesota's Somali Model Metastasizes to Maine, Ohio, and Washington Harold Macmillan's iconic quip, often invoked in moments of political upheaval, has rarely felt more prescient than it does right now, at the tail end of 2025. For nearly a decade, red flags waved furiously over Minnesota's expansive welfare programs-audits revealing unexplained budget explosions, whistleblowers pointing to shell companies and ghost services, and local reporters uncovering patterns of fraud that seemed too brazen to ignore. Yet, these warnings were systematically dismissed, downplayed as xenophobic rants, or buried under layers of political expediency and media reluctance. The establishment's guard dogs-the legacy outlets tasked…

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The Media’s Guard Dog Role

How Legacy Outlets Shielded Minnesota's Fraud Scandal and the DFL's Enabling Policies In Minnesota, federal prosecutors now estimate that fraud in state-administered social services programs could exceed $9 billion-potentially half of the $18 billion spent on 14 high-risk Medicaid initiatives since 2018. Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson has called it "industrial-scale" theft, with perpetrators creating fake entities to bill for nonexistent daycare services, autism therapy, housing stabilization, and child nutrition. Over 90 individuals have been charged, the vast majority from the state's Somali community, in schemes that prosecutors say attracted "fraud tourists" from out of state due to lax oversight. Yet…

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Operation Restore Vote

Somali Vote Fraud: The Electoral Twin of Welfare Theft Demanding Mass Deportations Building on the staggering welfare fraud laid bare in "Operation Restore Nope," a darker companion scandal now demands our attention: organized voter fraud emanating almost entirely from Somali networks in Minnesota. This is not a blanket indictment of every Somali individual—many vote honestly—but the pattern is unmistakable and exclusive to this community. The evidence points to a coordinated effort to manipulate ballots in order to shield billion-dollar grift from scrutiny. Their cultural framework and societal norms show little sign of adapting to American civic standards; instead, they appear to…

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Operation Restore Nope

Mass Deportations: The Prudent Path to Ending Exclusive Somali Fraud in America In the wake of escalating revelations about widespread welfare fraud tied exclusively to Somali immigrant networks, the United States faces a critical juncture. The thesis is clear: This isn't about all Somalis, but it is about exclusively Somalis. They've got to go. This is precisely why they have to go back en masse. They have an incompatible culture and society and they aren't assimilating. In fact, they're stealing resources from Americans at an alarming rate and it must stop. While acknowledging that many Somalis contribute positively, the overwhelming evidence…

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The Quiet Exodus

Why Ten House Republicans Are Heading Home to Run Things As the wrapping paper settles and the last of the eggnog disappears this Christmas weekend, a quieter story has been unfolding in Washington-one that says more about the state of our politics than any headline-grabbing protest or viral clip ever could. Ten sitting Republican members of the U.S. House-ten-are leaving their seats not to retire to the lecture circuit or the lobbying suite, but to run for governor in their home states. Andy Biggs and David Schweikert in Arizona. Byron Donalds in Florida. John James in Michigan. Nancy Mace and Ralph…

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The Warmth of Christmas

Achievement Unlocked: Finding Christmas in the Quiet Spaces This Christmas didn’t arrive with the bang and bustle I’d known for the last twenty years. It came softer, almost on tiptoe, and warmer than any December 25th I can remember. Christmas Eve was the only time all five of us were together this season. After church we piled into a booth at Rosa’s for Tex-Mex—chips, queso, and a quick mini gift exchange before my oldest daughter headed out to spend the rest of the night with friends. We lingered over the salsa, nobody rushing the moment. Then she told us goodbye, and…

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A Tale of Christmas Ghost Storytelling

The Enduring Warmth of Christmas Ghost Storytelling On a quiet winter's evening, long before the bright lights and cheerful gatherings we cherish today, the longest nights of the year drew families close around the hearth. In the heart of Victorian England, where snow fell softly over cobblestone streets, loved ones gathered on Christmas Eve in rooms aglow with candlelight. The air held a gentle thrill-not only for gifts and feasts, but for the beloved ritual of sharing tales by the fire. Rooted in ancient solstice customs that spoke of the veil thinning between worlds, this tradition blended sacred joy with a…

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