Round-Table #146: Our Current Immigration Crisis

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Keith, Florian, Alek, and Todd Lewis will discuss the nation’s current immigration crisis. Both at the granular level of ICE operating in Milwaukee and the broader implications for the nation. My Contact Info: Locals: https://praiseoffolly.locals.com/ X:   / pofpodcast   Telegram: t.me/PraiseOfFolly_1511 Facebook:   / praiseoffollypodcast   BuyMeACoffe: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PraiseOf… Subscribe Star: https://www.subscribestar.com/PraiseO… Substack: https://substack.com/profile/40985862… […]

Jobs Up, Federal Workers Down

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Jobs Up, Federal Workers Down Plus: Shifting goalposts on immigration and jobs, Netanyahu visits D.C., everything is fine in El Paso after all, and more… CHRISTIAN BRITSCHGI Healthy jobs report: The federal government’s jobs report released this morning shows unexpectedly healthy employment growth in January. According to the […]

Villains of Judea: Haim Saban

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Left, Right, it doesn’t matter. Only Israel matters to Haim Saban. José Alberto Niño Feb 11, 2026   Most mega-donors buy influence quietly. Jewish oligarch Haim Saban prefers to explain exactly how it works. The question came from the stage at the 10th annual Israeli-American Council National Summit, […]

Bondi Bristles

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Bondi Bristles Plus: the attorney general’s self-inflicted wounds, religious revivals, and Congress votes to stop Trump’s tariffs on Canada CHRISTIAN BRITSCHGI Pam Bondi snaps at Congressmen. Over the course of five hours of testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Pam Bondi gave increasingly agitated responses to […]

Iran Marks Islamic Revolution Anniversary With Flag Burnings and Parades Featuring Mock Coffins of U.S. Commanders

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Iran Marks Islamic Revolution Anniversary With Flag Burnings and Parades Featuring Mock Coffins of U.S. Commanders Pro-Islamic regime supporters staged aggressive demonstrations in Tehran’s Enghelab Square to mark the anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution. Crowds burned Israeli and American flags in orchestrated rallies, while coffins draped in U.S. […]

Bishops call out Notre Dame

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View in browser THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 LOCAL BISHOP CONFRONTS NOTRE DAME OVER APPOINTEE  The University of Notre Dame’s local bishop yesterday came out with a strong statement against the Catholic school’s controversial decision to appoint an outspoken pro-abortion speaker as the director of a university institute. “I must […]

Fleeing Fascism

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Sponsored by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation   Today in The New York Review of Books: Maurice Samuels follows desperate refugees on their flight from the Nazis; Madeleine Schwartz visits an exhibit of priceless Palestinian artifacts; Françoise Ega narrates life as a domestic; Joy Neumeyer gleans lessons from the […]

The Price of the Lockdown

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February 12, 2026 Welcome to The Lighthouse, the weekly email newsletter of the Independent Institute covering politics, economics, current events, and everything in between. Dear Readers, This week, our writers take on some of the most pressing policy debates at home and abroad, with a focus on government […]

2/12/26: Pam Bondi Meltdown, El Paso Airspace, Bibi Iran Talks, AI Ready To Kill & MORE!

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Pam Bondi’s meltdown, El Paso airspace shut down, Bibi poisons Iran talks, bodycam debunks CBP shooting lies, detention facility nightmares, Kash Patel screwing up Guthrie investigation, AI ready to kill, American fascism dire warning. Jack El-Hai: https://www.amazon.com/Nazi-Psychiatr… Timestamps: (00:00)Intro (1:49)AG Bondi MELTS DOWN Over […]

2/11/26: Epstein Co-Conspirators, Epstein Biohacking, Cuba Regime Change, Iran War & MORE!

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Ryan and Emily discuss Ro Khanna exposes Epstein co-conspirators, Epstein biohacking project, shock jobs report, Cuba regime change, Trump threatens Iran, Guthrie Nest surveillance, AIPAC crushed in NJ. Analilia Mejia: https://x.com/Analilia_Mejia Timestamps: (00:00)Intro (4:12)Ro Khanna, Massie EXPOSE Alleged Epstein Co-Conspirators (23:14)Epstein Recruited NSA Codebreakers For BIOHACKING ‘Manhattan Project’ […]

Half-Hearted Halftime Outrage

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Half-Hearted Halftime Outrage Plus: Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison, endemic fraud in federal welfare, Ghislaine Maxwell won’t talk to Congress, and more… CHRISTIAN BRITSCHGI Playing defense. The Seattle Seahawks triumphed over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX in a mostly snoozy defensive struggle. […]

ICE Funding Freeze

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Why I support all three…but chose to live in the monarchy Kevin Barrett Feb 10, 2026 TruthJihad.com This Wednesday, February 11 is the culmination of Iran’s ten-day celebration of its 1979 Islamic revolution, which birthed the world’s first Islamic Republic. Millions of Iranians will be parading in the […]

Two Republics and a Monarchy

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Why I support all three…but chose to live in the monarchy Kevin Barrett Feb 10, 2026 TruthJihad.com This Wednesday, February 11 is the culmination of Iran’s ten-day celebration of its 1979 Islamic revolution, which birthed the world’s first Islamic Republic. Millions of Iranians will be parading in the […]

McNamara’s Folly

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Today in The New York Review of Books: Ben Rhodes weighs Robert McNamara’s sins; Peter E. Gordon argues for the importance of analogizing ICE’s crackdowns with the Holocaust; Vivian Gornick grapples with Arundhati Roy’s mother; Trevor Jackson talks central banks; a poem by James Arthur; and, from the […]