Michigan House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a series of bills to address foreign influence from the Chinese Communist Party and countries of concern.
“We as a state need to be concerned with … all the examples, the intrusions from foreign entities of concern, specifically the Chinese Communist Party and entities controlled by those folks,” state Rep. William Bruck, R-Erie, said at a Thursday press conference. “We’re going to be looking at things like our drones, the technology, the back doors, the ways and means our utilities are constructed digitally.”
“There is no longer a welcome mat in Michigan for entities of foreign concern,” said Bruck, chair of a newly formed House Oversight Subcommittee on Homeland Security and Foreign Influence. “We’re taking that welcome matV and we’re throwing it in the trash.”
A report published in March detailed how the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is “facing legal pushback for allegedly censoring conservative Christian real estate agents” over their faith, according to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Article 10-5 of the NAR ethics code is being called out as a “weaponization tool” used to perpetuate Christian “persecution,” the outlet reported. The code reads: “[Realtors] must not use harassing speech, hate speech, epithets, or slurs based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, family status, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity.” The measure was adopted in November 2020 and amended in January 2023.
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NAR Thinks Bible Verses Are “Hate Speech”?
At least three lawsuits have been filed and/or threatened against NAR in relation to Article 10-5. One such suit involves Virginia-based realtor Wilson Faber, who was found guilty of “hate speech” by NAR and Virginia Association of Realtors (VAR), after he posted a Bible verse and commentary on social media a decade ago, well before the NAR rule-change, DCNF continued. “This originated in 2015 when I reposted and restructured one of Franklin Graham’s posts,” Fauber told DCNF.
“The sum of this is: a religious realtor is being punished for expressing his faith-based opinions on an important moral issue,” Fauber’s attorney Michael Sylvester told the outlet.
NAR is the largest trade organization in the U.S., with more than 1.5 million realtors under it. The organization and its leadership has the potential to fine any of its members who share similar views. Leaving the organization is also not an option as it has full control and access over the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), a communication and listing tool deemed essential for anyone working within the real estate industry, DCNF noted.
All The Way To The Supreme Court?
“I’m being told by my trade organization what I can and cannot talk about. That’s wrong. And I’m fighting,” Fauber added. “I’m fighting, and I’m going to continue to fight.” He’s willing to take the case all the way to the Supreme Court
“They found me guilty of hate speech, that is wrong. I didn’t discriminate against anyone, and I’m not guilty of hate speech,” he continued. “I’ve not directed my remarks or scriptures towards any individual.”
Other reports suggest that the only reason Fauber was “sanctioned” by NAR is because he ran for political office, according to Restoration News. “While NAR labels Christians as haters, they show their love for drag queens. In November 2024, a drag queen show in Charlottesville, Virginia was funded by the NARs’ fair housing grant,” the outlet’s Victoria Manning reported, citing her sources.
Utah’s State Legislature is currently considering Senate Bill 337, which could potentially “give state agencies total land-use authority over parts of the state they consider a significant community impact,” according to an op-ed published Monday (March 3).
SB337 “Land Use and Development Amendments” has already been met with huge backlash online, as it appears to paint the State Legislature as “just a giant real estate development corporation,” said one social media user. In its language, SB337 “would have the power to designate up to three ‘significant community impact’ projects a year in any city or county in the state” via the creative of the Beehive Development Agency, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.
“This legislation often not only usurps the conscientious, decades-long planning efforts of city planning commissions, councils and the will of residents, but it has also actually made our housing situation worse,” wrote Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs for Desert. Staggs explained how “Utah has thrived by empowering voters through local control,” noting that the needs of residents in Riverton are not the same as those in Salt Lake City.
“Utahns concerned with seemingly unfettered high-density housing construction in their neighborhoods will soon discover their local city council can do little to stop the state mandates,” should the bill pass before the end of Utah’s session on Friday, March 7.
‘Five-Alarm Fire’ In Fight For Freedom?
The bill is sponsored by Sen. Kirk Cullimore and Gov. Spencer Cox, and gives sweeping authority to those on the Beehive board.
“Every Utah taxpayer should be alarmed by this bill, which represents massive government overreach,” Utah rep. for the Center for Biological Diversity Deeda Seed, told SLTribune. “This bill could result in authorization of massive projects regardless of what the local communities think or the harm to the public interest. This bill is a five-alarm fire for Utahns.”
The bill language guarantees that local counties and cities across Utah would have no choice to state involvement in these local developments. This means local authorities and tax payers would be forced to cover the costs of things like “roads, sewer, police and fire coverage, schools or power that the county or city government would have to supply, whether the local governments support the project or not,” SLTribune added. If passed, the bill “empowers a five-member board … assigned with identifying ‘a major economic project involving job creation, housing, energy or capital investment goals.’”
Who Opposes The Bill?
Utah League of Cities and Towns and the Utah Association of Counties both oppose the bill, as do many voters and lawmakers.
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“Legislature should focus on massive roadway and water infrastructure improvements, policy changes to federal lands, proper incentives for out-of state businesses and ensuring owner-occupied housing is prioritized,” Staggs noted, along with outlining key ways Utah should actually address its housing and other related issues.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has instructed the Department of Defense’s (DOD) civilian workforce to comply with the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) request for productivity reports, reversing an earlier directive that told employees to ignore the email.
The directive, initiated under Elon Musk’s leadership at DOGE, requires civilian employees to list five accomplishments from the previous week.
On Sunday, Hegseth released a video explaining the change in policy.
“Our civilian patriots who dedicate themselves to defending this nation working for the Department of Defense are critical to our national security,” Hegseth stated.
“As we work to restore focus on DOD’s core warfighting mission under President Trump’s leadership, we recognize that we cannot accomplish that mission without the strong and important contributions of our civilian workforce.”
Elon Musk, who was appointed to oversee DOGE’s efficiency initiatives, acknowledged Hegseth’s video by sharing it on X.
He responded with “Much appreciated @SecDef Hegseth!” followed by a saluting emoji and an American flag emoji.
Hegseth formalized the directive in a memorandum issued on Friday, instructing all DOD civilian employees to respond to an upcoming email expected on Monday.
The email, sent from the DOD, will request employees to submit five bullet points detailing their achievements.
Employees have been directed to reply within 48 hours, including their supervisors in the response.
Hegseth clarified that these responses will be collected within the department to meet the requirements issued by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
This comes after OPM sent a similar request last weekend, which was initially met with resistance. The DOD’s Office of Personnel and Readiness had previously advised civilian employees to disregard the email.
However, after further coordination with OPM, the DOD is now requiring compliance with the directive.
“The Department of Defense initially paused this directive … but now requires all DOD civilian employees to submit five bullets on their previous week’s achievements,” Hegseth wrote in his memorandum.
Hegseth assured employees that the directive applies to all civilian personnel but emphasized that responses should not contain any sensitive or classified information.
He also noted that failure to comply may result in further review.
Monday’s email will serve as the official notification for employees to submit their reports, marking a shift in DOD’s approach to the productivity review process under DOGE’s oversight.
The initiative aligns with broader efforts by the Trump administration to streamline government operations and improve efficiency within federal agencies.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth obliterated twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after she accused him of cowering to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Clinton took to X to share an article written by Gizmodo titled, “Trump’s Defense Secretary Hegseth Orders Cyber Command to ‘Stand Down’ on All Russia Operations.”
Trump administration is working overtime to reduce tension with Russia as Ukraine refuses to negotiate a peace deal.
Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is calling for “boots on the ground” in Ukraine, but Clinton is attacking Hegseth for moving towards peace.
“It appears that the U.S. no longer considers Russia a significant cyber threat, according to multiple new reports on a drastic policy reversal that has taken hold under the new Trump administration,” the Gizmodo article read.
“The cybersecurity outlet The Record originally reported that under Trump’s new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, U.S. Cyber Command has been ordered to ‘stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.’ The outlet cites three anonymous sources who are familiar with the matter. The order reportedly does not apply to the National Security Agency,” the article continued.
“Wouldn’t want to hurt Putin’s feelings,” Hillary wrote, taunting Hegseth.
In 2009, Clinton announced that the Obama administration was going to push the reset button with the Russians.
Clinton was famously photographed presenting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with a “reset” button, but she also managed to bungle that too.
Clinton told NPR in 2014 that “the reset worked” with Russia.
However, days later, Hillary told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria that she was the “most skeptical” of the Russia “reset” policy.
The damage Clinton made as head of the Department of State was enough for Americans, and thankfully, President Trump defeated her in 2016, ending her political career forever.
During a recent appearance, Joe Rogan, Elon Musk outlined how left-wing billionaire George Soros has been fleecing American taxpayers through his non-profit organizations (NGOs), which push his radical agendas across the United States and the world.
The Tesla CEO, also leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), explained how Soros’ organizations lobby the U.S. government for millions in grants with zero accountability. Is it any wonder why the Democrats are running around like headless chickens as DOGE continues to expose their corruption?
Indeed, DOGE may well be the final nail in the coffin for left’s ability to fund their political machine.
“It’s a gigantic scam—one of the biggest, maybe the biggest scam ever,” Musk began.
“And how many NGOs are there?” Joe Rogan asked.
“I think the total number of NGOs is probably in the millions, but in terms of large NGOs—tens of thousands,” Musk replied.
“It’s actually kind of a hack to the system where someone can get an NGO stood up for a fairly small amount of money. George Soros was really good at this. He’s like a system hacker. He figured out how to hack the system. He’s a genius at arbitrage. I mean, these days, he’s pretty old, but he was a genius at arbitrage.
He figured out that you could leverage a small amount of money to create a nonprofit, then lobby politicians to send a ton of money to that nonprofit. So you can take what might be a $10 million donation to create a nonprofit and leverage that into a billion-dollar NGO.”*
Musk continued:
“And ‘nonprofit’ is a weird word. It’s just a non-governmental organization. The government continues to fund it every year, and it’ll have a nice-sounding name like The Institute for Peace or something like that. But really, it’s a graft machine.”
“And what are the requirements for that money? What do they have to do?” Rogan asked.
“Really, no requirements at all,” Musk stated.
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NEW: @ElonMusk really has George Soros figured out.
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Ukrainian Ambassador’s Reaction to Zelenskyy’s Volatile Meeting with Trump Goes Viral
The fiery meeting on Friday between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy captured the tense moment when Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova realized the magnitude of the damage done. The viral moment showed Markarova appearing distraught, with her head in her hand, as Trump questioned Zelenskyy about not wanting a ceasefire with Russia in front of the entire world.
Markarova lowered her head to her right hand and closed her eyes as Zelenskyy continued to dig a hole for himself in front of President Trump and Vice President JD Vance. Trump addressed Zelenskyy, saying, “You’re saying you don’t want a ceasefire. I want a ceasefire because you get a ceasefire faster than an agreement.”
The Ukrainian president responded, “I said to you … with guarantees. Ask our people about [a] ceasefire, [about] what they think.”
Trump immediately halted the conversation, saying, “That wasn’t with me.”
The picture of Markarova’s reaction to the car crash meeting paints a thousand words, demonstrating just how badly Zelenskyy had damaged U.S.-Ukraine relations following his contentious approach to keeping the gravy train going.
The CEO and co-founder of The Federalist published the moment in a post on the social media platform X.
The Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. appears to be the only Ukrainian in the room who understands how much damage Zelensky just did to his own cause. pic.twitter.com/nx8JDPg6ny
“The Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. appears to be the only Ukrainian in the room who understands how much damage Zelensky just did to his own cause,” Davis wrote. The confrontation ultimately ended with Zelenskyy being asked to leave the White House while the pending deal between Washington and Kyiv involving Ukrainian minerals was shelved.
Whatever Markarova was hoping for in terms of the outcome of the meeting, this was perhaps one of her worst nightmares—and it was clearly evident:
Ukraine's ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova's reaction to the clash between Trump and Zelensky. pic.twitter.com/jva0QWJnHB
Perhaps the most notable and surreal part of the meeting was when Zelenskyy appeared to threaten America with consequences for not meeting his demands.
“[There are] a lot of questions. Let’s start from the beginning. First of all, during the war, everybody has problems, even you, but you have a nice ocean [in between], and don’t feel it now, but you will feel it in the future. God bless you,” Zelensky told Trump.
As expected, Trump responded with fury:
“Don’t tell us what we’re going to feel. We’re trying to solve a problem. Don’t tell us what we’re going to feel… because you’re in no position to dictate that,” he said. “Remember this, you’re in no position to dictate what we’re going to feel. We’re going to feel good. We’re gonna feel very good and very strong.”
Not long after Zelenskyy was rushed out of the White House, Trump took to Truth Social, writing:
“President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations. I don’t want advantage, I want PEACE.”
Zelenskyy later posted to X, thanking America and Trump for their support and allowing the visit—perhaps coming to terms with the reality of what had just transpired.
“Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that,” he wrote in the post.
North Dakota’s House received legislation Friday (Feb. 21) that could outlaw sexually explicit materials from schools and libraries in areas accessed by minors.
Senate Bill 2307 passed through North Dakota’s Senate on a second reading with a 27 – 20 vote on Feb. 20. The bill is sponsored by Republican State Sen. Keith Boehm, and requires specific safety policies to be in place to protect minors from sexually explicit materials.
The bill would also require North Dakota’s Attorney General to conduct a review of public libraries, school districts, and other state agencies to ensure compliance with the statues to protect children from sexual content. Complaints made against libraries alleging access of sexual materials to children will be investigated, and all funds to those institutions will be halted until the situation is rectified.
Pro-Family Laws Are On The Rise
Pro-family laws that protect children are on the rise across the country, and many are aimed at academic institutions. One key example is Texas Senate Bill 2, a pro-school choice legislation that is currently dividing Conservatives throughout the state, according to Politico. While many support the concept of school choice, there are concerns over a lack of accountability within the programs, particularly in relation to the allocation of funding and metrics used to rate overall success.
Speaking to the intricate nature of the bill, Families Engaged for Effective Education activist Tracy Hanes noted that “Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) and vouchers are a Trojan horse for government control. By offering taxpayer-funded subsidies to private schools, virtual learning, and homeschool families, the government will ultimately dictate the terms of education in every sector. Once public funding enters, so do regulations, mandates, and oversight—eroding the very freedoms that make private and home education viable alternatives,” to Politico. “This isn’t “choice”—it’s a complete government takeover, turning students, teachers, and their data into commodities in a system that prioritizes profit and control over genuine learning and local autonomy. Public schools are already captive markets, and universal school choice would pull private and home educators into the same bureaucratic web, ensuring no child is truly free from government influence.”
Supporters of SB2, and other school choice bills, note the importance of helping to fund private educational institutions and give low-income children the same opportunities as their higher-income peers. “We’re going to provide more funding and when this session ends we will provide more funding than ever in the history of our state for our public schools,” Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said of the bill.
Importance Of Being Politically Active In Your State
This rise in pro-family legislation centered on educational reform is coupled with a growing sentiment that Christ should be returned to our classroomsin 2025. States including North Dakota, Montana, Tennessee, Oklahoma and others are all poised to vote on bringing the Ten Commandments back to classrooms.
Legislation across multiple states would mandate that schools display a poster of the Ten Commandments in every classroom, along with an explainer of their historical significance to the founding of the U.S. The Ten Commandments would also become part of the core curriculum.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made headlines Monday after swiftly shutting down a reporter’s question regarding President Donald Trump’s nomination of Air Force Lieutenant General Dan “Razin” Caine to replace General Charles “CQ” Brown as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The exchange took place at the Pentagon during a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman.
During the press briefing, a reporter challenged Hegseth on Caine’s qualifications, asking, “Why did you select an underqualified retired lieutenant general to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?”
Hegseth wasted no time dismissing the premise of the question. “I’m going to choose to reject your unqualified question. Who’s next?” he responded, moving on to the next topic.
It’s simple Dan Caine is the man to meet the moment!
President Trump announced his decision to replace Brown and nominate Caine as his successor on Friday.
The announcement was made on Truth Social, where Trump thanked Brown for his four decades of service before introducing his choice for the next leader of the Joint Chiefs.
“I want to thank General Charles ‘CQ’ Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family,” Trump wrote.
Trump praised Caine’s qualifications, highlighting his role in dismantling the ISIS caliphate during Trump’s first term.
“General Caine is an accomplished pilot, national security expert, successful entrepreneur, and a ‘warfighter’ with significant interagency and special operations experience,” Trump stated.
Trump credited Caine for the rapid defeat of ISIS, a mission that many military leaders had predicted would take years.
“Many so-called military ‘geniuses’ said it would take years to defeat ISIS. General Caine, on the other hand, said it could be done quickly, and he delivered,” Trump said.
Trump’s announcement also took aim at the previous administration, noting that despite Caine’s extensive military credentials, he was overlooked for promotion under President Joe Biden.
Trump’s return to the White House has encouraged more Americans to join the military.
In December 2024, nearly 350 soldiers were recruited per day, shattering a 15-year record. In January 2025, the army also continued to shatter records, breaking the Biden administration’s appalling downward trend.
“Our Recruiters have one of the toughest jobs – inspiring the next generation of #Soldiers to serve.
“Congratulations and keep up the great work!” The U.S. Army posted on X.
.@USAREC had their most productive December in 15 years by enlisting 346 Soldiers daily into the World's greatest #USArmy!
Our Recruiters have one of the toughest jobs – inspiring the next generation of #Soldiers to serve.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth lauded the development, saying “America’s youth want to serve under the bold & strong “America First” leadership” of Donald Trump.
BREAKING: In December 2024, the @USArmy had its best recruiting number in 12 years.
In January 2025, the Army hit its best recruiting number in 15 YEARS.
BOTTOM LINE: America’s youth want to serve under the bold & strong “America First” leadership of @realDonaldTrump.
When Hegseth was appointed, he promised to dismantle woke policies in the military that discouraged brave men from enlisting. Trump also promised to rid the military of 15,000 transgender soldiers by declaring them unfit to serve.
“They would be medically discharged, which would determine that they were unfit to serve,” The Times reported.
Trump and Hegseth’s promise to end the transgender ideology angered the Left, which claimed it would discourage nonbinary individuals from joining an already understaffed military.
“It would also lead to a ban on trans people joining the military and would come at a time when almost all branches of the American armed forces are failing to meet recruitment targets.”
Nonetheless, Hegseth said removing woke ideology from the military would encourage the traditional military demographics to join, which has now been proven true.
“There aren’t enough lesbians in San Fransisco to man the 82nd Airborne Division,” Hegseth said. “…and in trying to cater to that, they lost the boys in Tennessee and Kentucky and Oklahoma. The traditional dudes who did it because they wanted, they loved their country, or they wanted the adventure, or they wanted to try tough things….”
He said most potential recruits took a wide berth at the military because they did not want to get involved in wokeism. “…if I wanted to do the woke cr*p, I could go to the local community college or local college. I don’t need it here.”
Under Biden, the military made many sacrifices, including introducing a program that assisted potential recruits in overcoming academic and physical fitness barriers, of course, without “sacrificing quality for quantity.” However, attempting to attract non-traditional demographics who need to be accommodated to serve already sacrifices the military’s preparedness and readiness. Hegseth and Trump promised to prioritize the military’s preparedness instead of identity.
In addition, the military carried out various outreach programs, which involved drag queens to attract potential non-binary recruits. Nonetheless, Biden’s military fell flat on its face in achieving recruitment targets, recording a 41,000 deficit in 2023.
However, it took the Trump administration barely two months to break a 15-year record without conducting recruitment campaigns. The only thing Trump did was rid the military of the destructive woke ideology that discouraged traditional recruits in favor of potential non-binary recruits in order to feel more welcoming.
Trump and Hegseth’s strategy seems to be working, and in a few years, the military will likely be turning down potential recruits due to over-enrolment.
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