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CHICAGO, IL - The reelection of Donald Trump as president of the United States promises great changes in the coming new year. However, there are politicians who have chosen to resist Trump and his administration. They often claim to do so because they believe they are more moral, virtuous, and human than the incoming president. Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson is one of them.

On the morning after the election, after he had campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris in North Carolina, Johnson released an official statement from his mayoral office saying that "our president-elect has made direct threats against the most vulnerable and marginalized in our society."

He added: "Chicagoans can be assured that they have a mayor who will not bend, who will not break when it comes to protecting our city, our values, and our neighbors. When it comes to fighting back against any hate, we will not flinch."

There you have it: Brandon Johnson, the mighty moral man who would save us all.

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BOISE, ID - A mother saved her infant son who was being attacked by a raccoon inside their home in Idaho, officials said.

The infant was sitting inside an infant carrier while the mother was settling in after returning home at the time of the attack, according to the Idaho Fish and Game.

“She heard a loud noise in the home and ran to the infant’s location. The mother found a raccoon attacking her infant. She was able to grab the animal to stop the attack,” the press release stated.

Officials say it is unclear how the animal got into the home.

The infant was later transported to a local hospital for “undisclosed injuries,” and later transferred to a hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, officials said.

The baby’s father and a sheriff’s deputy returned to the residence and found the raccoon still inside the home. The two killed the animal and no other raccoons were found inside, officials said. Click here to read more.


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KALAMAZOO, MICH - WASHINGTON, DC (Michigan News Source) – President Joe Biden, a self-proclaimed advocate of justice and unity, handed out early Christmas gifts to some of the most violent criminals in America. He commuted death sentences for 37 federal inmates, including Michigan’s sole death row convict, Marvin Gabrion.

The White House said in a statement, “[President Biden] believes that America must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level, except in cases of terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder – which is why today’s actions apply to all but those cases.”

Evidently, the actions of Marvin Gabrion weren’t heinous enough for President Biden to leave him on death row. Gabrion, as Michigan News Source reported two years ago, holds the grim distinction of being the only Michigander on federal death row. Although Michigan abolished the death penalty in 1846, Gabrion’s case falls under federal jurisdiction. He was convicted in 2002 of the 1997 kidnapping and murder of 19-year-old Rachel Timmerman from Cedar Springs, a crime committed in a federal wildlife area, which led to his death sentence.

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WASHINGTON D.C. - As we prepare to enter the new year, we’re taking you back to some of The Daily Wire’s best reporting from 2024. This article was originally published on November 30.

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to eliminate the Department of Education, an ambitious goal that comes amid backlash to what critics say is the agency’s runaway spending and focus on “woke” indoctrination as American children’s grades decline.

“I say it all the time, I’m dying to get back to do this. We will ultimately eliminate the federal Department of Education,” Trump said during a September rally in Wisconsin. “We will drain the government education swamp and stop the abuse of your taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate America’s youth with all sorts of things that you don’t want to have our youth hearing.”

The proposal was met with cheers on the campaign trail. But it’s also gotten support from experts like Jim Blew, who served as Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development at the Education Department during Trump’s first term. Blew told The Daily Wire there’s no doubt in his mind that his former workplace should be eliminated.

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SHERMAN, Texas. (Gray News) - An 8-year-old girl is missing following a crash that killed her father on Christmas Eve in Texas, according to authorities.

Will and Kristen Robinson, along with their 4 kids, were driving to Texas from Oklahoma on Tuesday to celebrate the holidays, WOWT reported.

In heavy rain, the Robinsons’ vehicle slid off a highway and into a flooded drainage ditch near Sherman, Texas — a town with a population of 43,000 located about 50 miles north of the Dallas-Forth Worth metro.

“Will kicked out the driver’s side window because they were trapped underwater,” said Lindsey Perkins, a friend of the family told WOWT. “The car flipped back and forth.”

According to a GoFundMe page, due to the heroic actions of Will, the family was able to get out of the car.

However, after getting most of the family out, there was still one child in need.

The couple’s 8-year-old daughter, Clara, was swept away by the floodwaters.

Friends and family members said Will lost his life trying to save their 8-year-old daughter. On Tuesday, Will’s body was recovered, but Clara is still missing, KXII reported.

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BREAKING: Charges Dropped Against Michigan Duck Rescue Founders After DNR Case Collapses

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Matthew and Teresa Lyson, founders of the Salem Township sanctuary, had faced six criminal charges each after state officials accused them of keeping and caring for waterfowl without proper permits. This week, the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office dismissed the cases in their entirety, following months of public scrutiny and growing political pressure.

“This is great news,” Lyson told Keeping It Real. “All charges against me and Teresa are 100 percent gone. It’s a done deal, and we get to start new.”

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School board bans clapping....seriously

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The board recently adopted a policy prohibiting clapping, cheering, booing, or any demonstrations from audience members during meetings. Board President Eric Lawson said the restriction is meant to prevent disruptions and maintain order.

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Your Financial Data Now Has a Cost — Courtesy of JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase has secured deals ensuring it will get paid by the fintech firms responsible for nearly all the data requests made by third-party apps connected to customer bank accounts.

The bank has signed updated contracts with the fintech middlemen that make up more than 95 percent of the data pulls on its systems, including Plaid, Yodlee, Morningstar and Akoya, according to JPMorgan spokesman Drew Pusateri.

“We’ve come to agreements that will make the open banking ecosystem safer and more sustainable and allow customers to continue reliably and securely accessing their favorite financial products,” Pusateri said in a statement. “The free market worked.” Click here to read more.

 

Michigan Poverty Task Force Rolls Out the Red Carpet…for Foreigners

Michigan’s Poverty Task Force has a new webinar available, and it appears to have less to do with helping struggling Michiganders and more to do with hosting a job recruitment drive for people who are noncitizens.

Today’s big event? A state-promoted Zoom webinar offered by the Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) and spotlighting “employment opportunities for immigrants and refugees.” Yes, Michigan tax dollars are sponsoring a statewide job- search pep rally and information session for who the Democrats in Michigan government often call “newcomers.” Click here to read more.

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Biden-era executive order harms business owners, forcing them into union agreements

The Trump administration recently enforced a Biden-era executive order, harming contractors and subcontractors that provide services to federal entities, and Bill Slayden is one of the many contractors who have been harmed by this rule. If Bill wants to continue providing construction services to the federal government, which is a major source of his company’s revenue, the company must enter into a forced agreement with labor unions—something that neither Bill nor his employees wants to do.

Bill Slayden started his plumbing business in 1979, performing residential and light commercial jobs. His small start-up eventually grew into a leading mechanical engineering company, which provides vital contracting services to the federal government—and what once was as a garage business has scaled to a company that employs over 60 people. Click here to read more.

 

Who is Clay Higgins, the only House member to vote against releasing the Epstein files?

Both Democrats and Republicans alike readied for a unanimous House vote Tuesday to pass a bill to force the release of the case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But in the end, one lawmaker stood alone in opposition: Republican Rep. Clay Higgins.

Higgins, who is in his fifth term representing a congressional district in southwest Louisiana, explained in a lengthy statement that he was “a principled ‘NO’ on this bill from the beginning.” He raised some of the same objections that House Speaker Mike Johnson, another Louisiana Republican, had with the bill, yet even Johnson said Tuesday he would vote for it because, “None of us want to go on record and in any way be accused of not being for maximum transparency.” Click here for more.

 

K-12 moving to Labor as Trump administration accelerates bid to dismantle Education Department

The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor and parceling out other job duties to other federal agencies in the most sweeping effort so far to dismantle the agency.

The Education Department announced the changes Tuesday, describing them as fulfilling President Donald Trump’s promise to “return education to the states.”

Management of both the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Office of Postsecondary Education will be moved to the Department of Labor, which oversees workforce development programs and protects workers’ rights, among other responsibilities. Click here to read more.

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After 2,500 days, Whitmer ignores her open government promise

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is running out of time to keep a campaign promise. During her first gubernatorial run, she pledged to open the governor’s office to the state Freedom of Information Act.

Nov. 4 marked day 2,500 of the Whitmer administration. The governor has yet to keep her promise.

Here’s what Whitmer wrote in 2018: “If the legislature won’t act, I will use the governor’s authority under the Michigan State Constitution to extend FOIA to the Lieutenant Governor and Governor’s Offices.”

This was a significant pledge because Michigan is the only stat in the country whose open records law expressly excuses the governor from following the law.

The Michigan Legislature enacted our public records law in 1976. The law had a simple and compelling purpose: “The people shall be informed so that they may fully participate in the democratic process.” Click here to read more.

 

Taxpayers pay $23.6M for Chicago Public Schools vacations

Chicago Public Schools employees spent $23.6 million in tax dollars on lavish vacations at 5-star hotels and overseas trips. Much of it was without approval.

Hotel rooms costing $945 per night. Anniversary trips to Las Vegas. South African safaris. Nearly $5,000 for trips to Hawaii.

Grand total: $23.6 million in six years. All at taxpayer expense. All by Chicago Public Schools employees and students.

Much of it was never approved.

While staffers were seeing Hawaii, students were seeing their achievement suffer. Only 2-in-5 CPS students can read at grade level. About 1-in-4 perform math proficiently. Click here to read more.

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Clay Higgins Voted Not To Release Epstein Files — Here’s Why

The House voted 427-1 on Tuesday to force the Justice Department to release Jeffrey Epstein-related files, and the lone “no” came from Republican Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins who says the bill endangers innocent people.

The Epstein Files Transparency Act would require DOJ to publish all unclassified records tied to the Epstein investigations. Congress’ summary says the department could still protect classified material and active probes.

“If enacted in its current form, this type of broad reveal of criminal investigative files, released to a rabid media, will absolutely result in innocent people being hurt,” Higgins wrote Tuesday on X, explaining his vote. He added that he would support a Senate-amended version that better shields victims and uncharged Americans named in the files. Click here to read more.

 

Yes, Millions Of Illegals Are Receiving Food Stamps

Despite legacy media claims, illegal immigrants do indeed receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, commonly known as food stamps.

In fact, it’s estimated that millions of illegal immigrants are collecting food stamps.

Though SNAP data is hard to come by, seemingly intentionally so, a 2024 Survey of Income and Program Participation that’s been analyzed by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) gives us some insight.

CIS estimates that up to 4.5 million illegals are using SNAP, even though SNAP is restricted to applicants who have legal status.

Notably, only the applicant, in theory, must have legal status in the U.S. Members of households who indirectly benefit from food stamps do not have to disclose legal status.

Moreover, illegal immigrants are already permitted to use WIC, which is another welfare food program, though it’s more restrictive than SNAP. Click here to read more.

 

Howell Township considers moratorium on data centers amid 1,000+ acre rezoning request

Residents in Livingston County’s Howell Township are expected to pack into Howell High School on Thursday as trustees mull how to address a rezoning request for a 1,000-acre data center.

The township’s board of trustees will consider whether to impose a moratorium on approvals for data centers as they review potential regulations, after local residents came out to voice their opposition at an informational meeting on Monday, MLive reports.

“There are a lot of things that could really go wrong,” Aaron Currie, a local real estate agent who organized the Monday town hall, told the news site. “There are no data centers in Livingston County, so I don’t think you’ll find anyone in the room who doesn’t have fears and concerns about the unknown.”

Developer Randee, LLC, submitted a conditional zoning request for more than 1,077 acres in Howell Township, claiming the $1 billion data center would create 1,000 temporary jobs and “likely generate more tax revenue than many of the largest taxpayers in Livingston County combined,” Planet Detroit reports. Click here to read more.

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Jocelyn Benson’s husband, Ryan Friedrichs, works to sell controversial data center to Saline City Council

Ryan Friedrichs, husband of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the leading Democrat candidate for governor, presented details this week on the data center his company is forcing on Saline Township.

Friedrichs, vice president of billionaire Stephen Ross’ Related Companies, was at the Saline City Council on Monday, when he alleged the community is behind a plan to convert 575 acres of prime farmland in Saline Township into massive warehouses filled with computers.

“We’ve gone and knocked every single door in the township twice,” Friedrichs told the council. “The doors I knocked were 10 to 1 in support. Our overall numbers in the end were about 4 to 1 – about 70% either neutral or support, and about 30% opposing.” Click here to read more.

 

Former Obama Staffer Who Worked at Climate Activist Groups Now Regulates Energy in Trump Admin

A former staffer in the Barack Obama White House who went to work for climate activist groups joined a federal agency regulating energy under President Joe Biden and appears to still remain in his post under Donald Trump.

The staffer, Brett Cozzolino Bhave, has set off alarm bells among conservatives who support the Trump administration’s approach to energy and climate.

“During my time in the federal government, I learned that the idea that the federal government is staffed entirely with public servants who show up every day to do their jobs in an apolitical fashion is a myth,” Michael Chamberlain, president of the nonprofit watchdog Protect the Public’s Trust, told the Daily Signal. “While the number of activists in the civil service may be small, it is large enough to cause problems in an administration they disagree with.” Click here to read more.

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A $724 Million Failure

The homeless population in Portland, Oregon, has surged by 61% over the past two years, with more than 4,000 additional people now living on our streets. With Portland Metro having a yearly budget of $724 million, we have to ask: do we keep increasing the budget to meet the demand, or is the growing demand itself driving those increases? Either way, one thing is clear: if money alone were the solution, we would have solved this crisis long ago.

For over twenty-five years, I worked inside Portland’s social services system — the very system that claims to fight homelessness, addiction, and despair. I was proud of the mission and proud to serve. I still believe that helping people rebuild their lives is sacred work. But over time, I began to see something that troubled me deeply: the cause had become an industry. Click here to read more.

 

School teacher arrested after students allegedly ate THC edibles she left in the classroom

STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. - Indiana authorities say they are investigating after students at an area high school reportedly ate THC edibles.

According to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, two students at Angola High School unknowingly consumed THC candy that was left out in a classroom during their last class period on Thursday.

Deputies said it was determined that the candy was brought into the classroom by a teacher, later identified as 49-year-old Debra McGillem.

Investigators said they also found additional food items suspected of containing THC in McGillem’s possession.

Detectives conducted interviews with the students involved, as well as McGille, who had driven to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office. Click here to read more.

 

Disney Axes ‘Diversity’ and ‘DEI’ from Financial Report, Company Event for First Time in Years

A leaked Disney email about a recent employee event reportedly revealed the company has quietly reworked its approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), axing the term entirely for the first time since 2019.

Moreover, the entertainment company removed the divisive terms “diversity,” “inclusion,” “diversity, equity and inclusion,” and “DEI” from its annual business report, and only mentioned “equity” when speaking in a financial context.

The 2025 report is noticeably different from Disney’s 2024 SEC filing, which featured a dedicated section on DEI.

“Our DEI objectives are to build and sustain teams that reflect the life experiences of our audiences, while employing and supporting a diverse array of voices in our creative and production teams,” the 2024 report read. Click here to read more.

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