Category: Defending America

Plan to Shutter Rikers Island Jails Could Endanger New Yorkers: Report

December 2, 2022
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New York’s quest to replace the troubled Rikers Island jail complex with smaller facilities across the five boroughs could lead to either hazardous overcrowding or the release of dangerous detainees, according to a Dec. 1 report from the conservative Manhattan Institute. In a Nov. 30 interview with The Epoch Times, the report’s author, Manhattan Institute…

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South Dakota Bans TikTok on Government Devices

November 30, 2022
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed on Nov. 29 an executive order banning access to the video platform TikTok on state employee devices, citing its ties to Beijing. The governor’s office said the China-owned social media giant, which harvested private data “on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party [CCP],” posed a growing national security threat…

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People Need to Defend Right to Vote or Lose Freedoms: True the Vote Co-founder

November 27, 2022
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The most valuable lesson a True the Vote co-founder took from being jailed for contempt of court a week before the 2022 midterms was the realization of how important the right to vote is in protecting people’s freedoms. Catherine Engelbrecht, co-founder of the election integrity group True the Vote; and Greg Philips, True the Vote…

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PREMIERING NOW: Vivek Ramaswamy Exposes the ‘Greatest Form of Institutionalized Racism in the United States Today’

November 17, 2022
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This episode will premiere on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “We have this victimhood metastasis where everyone wants to think of themselves as a victim,” says entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. “We have to recognize there is no winner in America’s oppression Olympics.” Ramaswamy is the author of the 2021 bestselling book, “Woke, Inc.: Inside…

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Vivek Ramaswamy Exposes the ‘Greatest Form of Institutionalized Racism in the United States Today’

November 17, 2022
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“We have this victimhood metastasis where everyone wants to think of themselves as a victim,” says entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. “We have to recognize there is no winner in America’s oppression Olympics.” Ramaswamy is the author of the 2021 bestselling book, “Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam.” “Affirmative action is the systemic racism that’s…

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PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Vivek Ramaswamy Exposes the ‘Greatest Form of Institutionalized Racism in the United States Today’

November 17, 2022
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This episode will premiere on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “We have this victimhood metastasis where everyone wants to think of themselves as a victim,” says entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. “We have to recognize there is no winner in America’s oppression Olympics.” Ramaswamy is the author of the 2021 bestselling book, “Woke, Inc.: Inside…

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TikTok is a National Security Threat: FBI Director Wray

November 15, 2022
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Social media giant TikTok presents a unique threat to U.S. national security due to its ties to communist China, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. Speaking during a hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee, Wray said that TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, poses significant national security concerns to the United States….

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ESG Endangering America’s Farms and Your Food: State Treasurers

November 14, 2022
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The latest threat to farming can be identified in three familiar letters. State treasurers at the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) told The Epoch Times on Nov. 14 that the United States’ agricultural base could be jeopardized by the top-down push for environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) scoring. “It’s a real threat,” Nebraska State…

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Cuban Immigrant Praises DeSantis’ Declaration of Victims of Communism Day in Florida

November 8, 2022
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Governor Ron DeSantis signed a proclamation declaring Nov. 7 as the first annual Victims of Communism Day in Florida. Florida is home to millions of individuals who fled communist governments to seek freedom. To honor those who suffered under these despotic regimes, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 395 into law on Nov. 7, establishing a day during…

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Long Arm of Bureaucracy Causing Trouble For Farmers in the State of Jefferson

November 8, 2022
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If you look carefully, you’ll spot it all over the place in rural Siskiyou County, California—on flags, on banners, and even on bumper stickers. Two ‘Xs’ in a yellow circle symbolize what supporters see as the double-crossing governments of Oregon and California. Words encircle the double-crosses: “The Great Seal of State of Jefferson.” The movement…

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