Links for 7–19-25
why nobody talks about border security
👏 Border patrol apprehensions in June were the lowest ever recorded. From: Andrew R Arthur/CIS. Americans are safer today than we were six months ago, which is why nobody’s talking about ‘border security’ anymore.
Illegal immigrant accused of faking ICE kidnapping to solicit donations. From: Jill McLaughlin/Epoch Times-Zero Hedge. Federal authorities alleged that her family used the made-up story to solicit online donations from the community.
🙄 Axios says ‘no one knows’ why illegal immigrant traffic is down. From: M D Kittle/The Federalist. Everyone with a brain knows why illegal immigration along the U.S. Mexico border has fallen so much. So does Axios, really. → Spoiler Alert: It’s Donald Trump.
Pathetic media pretends the autopen, not Biden, was the scandal. From: David Harsanyi/NY Post. The real problem is that the autopen may have allowed staffers to hijack a Constitutional power because the president probably didn’t know what year it was.
🤥 Debunking the 100,000 Medicaid deaths myth. From: Aaron Brown/Reason. Partisan pundits are misreading statistical estimates and misrepresenting the science to suggest that Trump's Medicaid cuts will kill 100,000 people. That claim doesn’t survive scrutiny.
Europe’s free speech erosion: a warning for the United States. From: Cláudia Ascensão Nunes/Daily Economy. Europe’s crackdown on “hate speech” is entering the domain of ideological control. Artificial intelligence emerges as a tool of institutional censorship.
🎯 MLB All-Star Game exposes Democrats and media as liars. From: Tim Murtaugh/Washington Times. The 2021 game was revoked amid hysteria over a commonsense election integrity law.
NSF cancels $1.1B in grants, most tied to DEI programs. From: Patrick McDonald/Campus Reform. The grant cancellations total to around $1.1 billion and affect 4 percent of all active NSF projects, according to a study published by the Urban Institute.
⭐️ Trump’s deregulatory agenda is about to hit high gear. From: Jarrett Dieterle/City-Journal. After a quiet start, the SEC is rolling back Biden-era rules on ESG investing and corporate shareholder activism.
The CEO of NPR made the best case for defunding it. From: Billy Binion/Reason. The notion that NPR can somehow become unbiased is about as believable as the IRS sending you a fruit basket to commend you for filing your taxes.
📌 Trump terminates federal funding for California’s $135B high-speed rail ‘boondoggle. From: Victor Nava/NY Post. Originally passed as a ballot initiative in 2008, the 800-mile rail line was supposed to be completed on a $33 billion budget by 2020.
Throw the book at bad cops. From: Michael Letts/American Thinker. When corrupt policemen tarnish the name of all the good cops out there, they need punishment that fits their crime good and hard.
🐊 Alligator Alcatraz detainees claim ‘grim’ conditions over being fed ham sandwiches. From: Hailey Gomez/Daily Caller. Migrant detainees being held in Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” have claimed conditions at the detention center are “grim,” citing how they’ve been fed “cold ham sandwiches.
Scientists discover Pfizer COVID jab linked to major eye damage. From: Christ Meloref/Daily Mail. Scientists have discovered that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine may increase the risk of eye damage, leading to vision loss.