Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters has issued new guidance after a public school sought to ban a student from flying an American flag on his car.
The heightened criticism on social media prompted Republican Superintendent Walters to intervene and issue new guidance on patriotic displays at public schools.
“No school in Oklahoma should tell students they can’t wave an American flag,” Walters said in a statement on X. “Americans have fought and died for the right to carry our flag, and no student should ever be targeted for exercising that right. Our young people should never have to fear displaying their patriotism and I will fight every day so that when our students want to express their love for America, they can do so boldly and proudly.”
Under the new guidelines, each school district must establish a policy which ensures the flag of America can be flown “without infringement.” All schools must also recite the Pledge of Allegiance at least once a week in accordance with state law, while all districts are required to submit reports detailing their policies in line with the new guidance.
Many had high praise for Superintendent Walters’ intervention.
Walters himself also responded the widespread publication of his statement.
Nicole Shanahan, the once-controversial VP pick for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has unleashed a devastating ad targeting the universal liberal mental disorder: Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). It’s a creative masterpiece that conservatives welcomed as soon as she shared it on social media on August 29th.
The ad, cleverly disguised as a pharmaceutical commercial, diagnoses the mass hysteria plaguing Democrats who can’t stop obsessing over President Trump. It’s about time someone called out these cry-babies for their irrational behavior! Shanahan’s spot-on parody is not just hilarious – it’s a wake-up call to all Americans who’ve been brainwashed by the mainstream media’s anti-Trump propaganda.
“My team never sleeps,” Shanahan said, sharing the post on X on Thursday night.
Shanahan’s ad introduces “Independence” as the miracle cure for TDS. This groundbreaking treatment promises to restore critical thinking skills and free people from the shackles of mainstream media manipulation. It’s no wonder the left is terrified – their entire strategy relies on keeping voters ignorant and emotional!
The ad’s mock testimonials from recovering TDS sufferers are pure gold. One reformed liberal admits, “I used to think orange man bad, but now I can see past the media lies!”
As the ad cleverly points out, those suffering from TDS might experience side effects like rational thought, freedom of choice, and love of democracy. Oh, the horror!
Ads like this hurt, but when they come from a former Democrat…they must hurt even more.
Pavel Durov, the Russian-born entrepreneur who founded the Telegram messaging platform, was arrested on Saturday in France. He was detained at Le Bourget Airport near Paris after arriving from Azerbaijan. This arrest, stemming from an investigation into criminal activities allegedly conducted via Telegram, raises significant concerns about free speech and the future of encrypted communication. French authorities claim the app has been used for drug trafficking and distribution of child sexual abuse images.
Pavel Durov was detained on Saturday near Paris. Mr. Durov was arrested at Le Bourget Airport, about five miles north of the French capital, after landing on a private plane from Azerbaijan.
Durov, widely known for his advocacy of encrypted communication, was whisked away to France’s National Anti-Fraud Office and remains in custody. As of now, he has not been formally charged, but his detention can be extended until Wednesday. By then, authorities must decide to charge or release him. While under detention, Durov could face serious allegations that include complicity in facilitating drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse material via Telegram.
Free Speech or Government Overreach?
The arrest has sparked a fiery debate over the limits of free speech and the role of governments in regulating communication platforms. Some Durov supporters view this as an egregious example of government overreach and censorship, especially given Telegram’s history of resisting measures that compromise user privacy. Western governments, on the other hand, have long criticized Telegram for what they view as lax content moderation, making it susceptible to illegal activities.
“Pavel Durov sits in a French jail tonight, a living warning to any platform owner who refuses to censor the truth at the behest of governments and intel agencies,” Tucker Carlson said.
Adding fuel to the fire, Telegram claims to abide by EU laws, stating its content moderation is “within industry standards and constantly improving.” Meanwhile, figures like Elon Musk have rallied in support of Durov, with Musk tweeting “#freePavel” to emphasize his stance on free speech. Telegram also counters that Durov “has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe,” casting doubt on the motivations behind his arrest.
Privacy vs. Security
The tension between privacy and security is central to this arrest. Telegram, praised for its encryption capabilities, is ironically also criticized for potentially providing a haven for nefarious activities. Although Telegram offers encryption, it is not enabled by default and does not apply to large group chats. French investigators have made disturbing findings, such as the app’s use by Islamic extremists and drug traffickers. With over 950 million active users, the impact of its policies on global communications is enormous.
Among the allegations used to justify the Paris arrest were claims that the platform is being used for illicit activity such as drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse images. However, this happens on literally every social media network – unfortunately.
As the founder of VKontakte, Russia’s largest social network, Durov is no stranger to controversy. He sold his stake and left Russia in 2014 due to government pressure, eventually relocating Telegram’s headquarters to Dubai. His arrest today may echo past clashes between his commitment to encrypted communication and governmental demands for data transparency.
In the absence of policy announcements or face-to-face interviews with the media, Kamala Harris’ supporters have resorted to comparing attendance figures at her own and rival Donald Trump’s campaign rallies.
So far, their efforts have ranged from outright ridiculous to obvious falsities. A 3,000-strong rally – less than the average attendance at a Minor League Baseball game – began the Harris campaign, while recent weeks have shifted to attacking the numbers attending Trump’s own events.
Left-wing activist William LeGate tried a similar trick on Saturday, August 10, when he hit out at the use of a black screen to cover up empty seats at an indoor arena.
“Trump has “ordered” his team to literally *cover up* entire levels of venues he’s unable to fill with black cloths – to make it appear as if there aren’t thousands of empty seats,” he wrote on social media.
There was one problem with his claim, however, as Trending Politics co-owner Collin Rugg pointed out:
LeGate apparently didn’t see the Harris sign in the photo he posted.
Here’s a video from that Harris rally:
That’s right, the rally he criticized was in fact Vice President Harris’ in Arizona – a key swing state on the path to 270 Electoral College votes.
Needless to say, he deleted the post shortly after being called out, and his criticism reserved for Trump was not repeated.
Nevertheless, the post was shared by Collin Rugg soon after it was deleted.
LeGate later admitted the mistake and said he had been “misinformed,” which he embarrassingly tried to spin as a positive.
However, his lack of criticism for the Vice President did not go unnoticed.
The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project collaborated with Muckracker.com to shine light on the problem of illegal aliens being registered to vote – a real problem that Democrats have long denied because they want to continue benefitting from it.
In a video posted on X, Mike Howell, Executive Director of the Heritage Oversight Project, has urged Americans to “declare independence from foreigners deciding our elections.”
“The evidence you are about to see relates to illegal aliens being registered to vote,” Oversight Project Director Mike Howell opens the video. “This is a problem national in scale. The United States of America is for Americans, and our elections only should be decided by them.”
Out of the 41 people surveyed, four admitted they were non-citizens registered to vote. While 41 is too small a sample to extrapolate from nationally, it would imply that about 10% of illegals are registered to vote if we were to.
For decades both parties have opted to kick the can down the road indefinitely when it came to the national debt problem, only ever pretending to care about it – but now the Biden-Harris administration is denying that there is one at all.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who infamously described Bidenflation as “transitory” (and then had to apologize for it) is out with some even more questionable economic arguments.
According to CNBC: “Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the swelling national debt is manageable as long as it stays around where it is relative to the rest of the economy. ‘If the debt is stabilized relative to the size of the economy, we’re in a reasonable place,’ she told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin. ‘The way I look at it is that we should be looking at the real interest cost of the debt. That’s really what the burden is.'”
The public share of the national debt as a share of GDP is running at about 97% but is expected to soon top 100% at current spending rates. In other words, the national debt is on track to eclipse the size of the entire U.S. economy’s annual output.
Just this fiscal year alone (starting October 1, 2023), interest costs on the national debt have exceeded $600 billion, which is more than the government spent on healthcare of defense, and four times its education expenditures. In the entirety of the 2023 fiscal year, interest costs were $659 billion.
With the exception of the beginning of the pandemic and other years of the Biden presidency, the prior all-time-high for interest spending on the national debt was $468 billion in 1996 (in inflation adjusted 2024 dollars). Nearly 80% of personal income tax revenue is now going towards servicing interest on the national debt.
Yellen touted President Joe Biden’s plans to supposedly manage the situation he exacerbated by biblical proportions. “In the budget the president presented for this coming fiscal year he proposes $3 trillion of deficit reduction over the next decade,” she said. “That’s sufficient to basically keep the debt to income ratio stable, and this interest burden would be stabilized.”
The budget deficit for 2024 is running at $1.2 trillion with four months left in the fiscal year. In 2023, the shortfall totaled $1.7 trillion.
Hilariously, Biden has claimed to reduce the deficit.
While you probably don’t need to be reminded; anytime anyone hears the words “Biden” and “deficit reduction” they should be skeptical. Two years into the Biden presidency the national debt has surged by $4 trillion – yet if you listened to Biden you’d be believing that it went down by $1.7 trillion, a bogus claim he’s repeated on numerous occasions.
There is an appearance of truth to the claim if one doesn’t dive deeper into the figures; the budget deficit fell from $2.8 trillion to $1.4 trillion from fiscal year 2021-2022 for instance, accounting for most of the claimed $1.7 trillion reduction. However, in that same time period there was a $1.45 trillion drop in spending (104% of the deficit reduction) due to COVID programs either shrinking or expiring. And those are programs that would shrink or expire even if Trump were still in office, so it’s hardly anything Biden can take credit for, as he didn’t actually do anything.
Similarly, the Biden administration has pointed to the deficit of $2.8 trillion in fiscal year 2021 as being $360 billion lower than the $3.1 trillion deficit in Trump’s last year in office. But again, the deficit was supposed to decline by more if Biden had done nothing. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the deficit would’ve declined by $870 billion if the Biden administration didn’t implement any new policies and Trump’s remained in place. Or in other words, Biden contributed a disguised net $510 billion to the deficit that year.
Every single time the Biden administration has made claims about reducing the debt or deficit they’ve been lying with statistics – and it seems unlikely they’d start telling the truth now.
California Rep. Sara Jacobs holds a peculiar position on the Israel-Hamas war.
Despite her Jewish faith, Rep. Jacobs is prominently anti-Israel when it comes to the conflict. She previously called upon the United States government to withdraw arms funding for the Benjamin Netanyahu’s forces, and her remarks often focus on the impact on Palestinian civilians rather than the atrocities of the Hamas-led regime.
This seemingly conflicted viewpoint was emphasized once again on Thursday, July 24, when she announced she would not be attending the Israeli Prime Minister’s speech to Congress.
However, it was the response by one social media user which really raised eyebrows.
As some sleuthing from Ariel Sterman uncovered, a few simple Google searches reveal that her fiancé is Palestinian.
Now, that wouldn’t be damning on it’s own. After all, surely she’s more likely to sympathize with the Palestinians if she’s going to be married to one.
But the rabbit hole goes far deeper than that. Her Palestinian husband is the grandson of Abu Youssef, a member of the terrorist and far-left Palestine Liberation Organization, and key planner of the 1972 Munich massacre, which killed 11 Israelis. Seven months later, Youssef and his wife were killed in an Israeli raid on their Beirut apartment while their children were home.
In 1965, while working in Kuwait, Abu Youssef co-founded Fatah with Yasser Arafat and other exiled Palestinians.
Youssef’s grandson Ammar Campa-Najjar is also involved in U.S. Democrat politics, and worked as a regional field director for Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential campaign. He was also a White House intern during the Obama administration, and worked in the Labor department. He’s also unsuccessfully run for Congress twice.
Republican House Rep. Tim Burchett criticized the head of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, in the aftermath of the attempted assassination on Donald Trump, branding her a “diversity hire”
Amid heavy criticism of the agency’s handling of security at Trump’s now infamous rally in Butler, PA, on Saturday, July 13. People are asking how shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was able to get on an open rooftop around 400-500 feet away from the former president’s stage.
Then we have footage of a female Secret Service agent failing to holster her gun. Along with her inability to shield the 6’ 3” Trump, the Secret Service is under the microscope.
The agency aims to increase the number of female staff to 30% by 2030, while director Cheatle – formerly senior director of global security at PepsiCo – has previously called for more “diverse candidates” to join the agency.
Speaking to Fox News, Rep. Burchett blamed DEI initiatives for the failings at the Trump rally.
“Somebody really dropped the ball. You’ve got a DEI person, a DEI initiative person who heads up our Secret Service,” said Burchett. “You know she was working at Pepsi before this. I know she was a former CIA Secret Service agent, but still, this is what happens when you don’t put the best players in.”
Many on social media were in agreement with Burchett’s remarks about the dangers of DEI hiring.
Others speculated as to whether Cheatle would remain in post should Trump win the presidential election in November.
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For Wokespy I’m Joshua Slocum with the Week in Woke. We’re gonna round up the best of the worst from the clown world we’re all living in.
1. Fight! Fight! Fight!
When a would-be assassin nearly killed President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday, July 13, his survival looked like a miracle – because it was. You’ve probably already seen this incredible photograph that caught the bullet that nearly killed the 45th president, in mid-air, just a microsecond before it clipped his ear.
The U.S. Sun has an illustration that shows just how close Donald Trump came to death. At just the exact right moment, Trump turned his head away from the crowd in front, allowing the bullet to graze his ear. If he hadn’t, it would have gone straight through his brain.
Serious questions are being asked (shouted, really) across the political spectrum. How did the shooter manage to get onto an empty rooftop with a clear line of sight? How did the Secret Service not notice him? Why did so many police apparently ignore spectators who were pleading with them to notice the man on the roof and take action before it was too late?
But what caused Trump to turn his head? It was this chart:
Every honest American knows we have been invaded by at least 10 million illegal aliens under President Joe Biden’s watch. It’s undeniable that the Biden administration wants this to happen, as they’ve done next to nothing to stop the influx, and taken action to worsen it, all while bleating that it’s Republicans’ fault (even though the Democrats control the federal government).
Really, what else can they do? The chart says it all. When Trump cracked down on the problem during his administration starting in late 2019, the number of border jumpers dropped precipitously. And then Biden took office, and the bars on the chart reached up like Manhattan skyscrapers.
The Twitter/X user who posted the chart injected a bit of much-needed humor into what has been an awful weekend for Americans.
Others took a similar approach with absurd silliness like this:
And the laughs just keep on coming.
Especially in times of woe, laughter is often the best (or only) medicine. But there’s always that one party pooper.
2. The Netflixification of reality continues.
A new documentary set to be released later this year claims Abraham Lincoln was a gay man who had “steamy gay sex sessions” with male partners.
Lover of Men, which has a scheduled release date of Friday, September 6, claims to “examine the intimate life of America’s most consequential president” by lying about him.
A two-minute trailer details the background to the film with interviewees from different sides of the political spectrum praising the Civil War president.
Later, it discusses Lincoln’s relationship with Joshua Speed – a lifelong close friend whom the then-president repeatedly offered roles to during his four-year tenure. In addition, the trailer highlights Lincoln’s relationship with Captain David Derickson of the 150th Pennsylvania Infantry, with the two allegedly sharing a bed during the Civil War.
Concluding, the trailer notes Lincoln’s “insistence on equality” and explores hypothetical opinions on the rights of gay people in the 21st century.
According to the film’s synopsis, “Lover of Men widens its lens into the history of human sexual fluidity and focuses on the profound differences between sexual mores of the nineteenth century and those we hold today. The film fills in an important missing piece of American history and challenges the audience to consider why we hold such a limited view of human sexuality.”
When the film’s trailer was shared on social media, many questioned why the documentary makers sought to make “everything gay”.
Others took a more lighthearted view.
3. Too bad, so sad!
CNN is getting rid of its Race and Equality team, just in time for a hot summer. It looks like the wokest network on cable television (well, OK, it’s neck and neck with MSNBC) is finally getting the “go woke go broke” memo.
Three reporters are leaving the now-canceled beat. One was fired, while the other two were reassigned; it’s not clear who they may have been. This is part of a larger 100-person lay-off at the network. Unsurprisingly, the “Race and Equality” desk was set up in the religious fervor surrounding the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020. You remember—the U.S. went nuts, leftists and Black Lives Matter members burned cities and government buildings.
And best of all, CNN itself birthed a meme when its on-camera reporter stood live in front of burning buildings in Kenosha, Wisconsin in the background while describing the protests as “mostly peaceful.”
Mainstream media has been left-wing media for decades, of course. But the hard turn to insane left really kicked off with the death of George Floyd, and was further entrenched by the delirium that gripped America over the Covid-19 virus. Reporting became all-race, all the time, with white people and conservatives blamed for, well, everything, all the time.
It looks like CNN is belatedly learning what Bud Light learned when its value tanked after teaming up with a drag queen pretending to be woman.
Let’s check in on social media to see what the public thinks about CNN’s latest move.
Goodness-folks don’t seem very broken up about it.
CNN might be learning it now.
This user asks a good one: Why have a “race team” at all?
Sometimes a picture does what words cannot.
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The hits just keep on coming from LibsofTikTok, probably the most important social media account uncovering the deceptions in leftist politics from “trans children” to the Biden camp’s skullduggery.
This won’t surprise any Wokespy reader: A Wisconsin radio station says the Biden campaign pushed them to make two edits to a recorded interview with the President. Worse? Civic Media, the progressive station, buckled under and said yes, sir. Now having been caught, the progs on the air are admitting to falling short of their own journalistic interview standards:
Wait a minute. If the edits were “non-substantive,” then what would have motivated the Biden campaign to ask for the removal of “two short segments”? Something doesn’t add up. The station claims that it will make the full interview available now online, but who can trust that they’ll be telling the truth and sharing the whole thing?
Apparently, one of the removed segments quoted President Biden as saying, “I have more black in my administration than any other president,” along with a statement about Donald Trump’s statements regarding the famous Central Park Five rape case. Contrary to popular belief, the five accused and convicted in that case were *not* exonerated.
The Wisconsin radio interview with the president was conducted on July 3 by Civic Media host Earl Ingram. It appeared to be part of what you might call Biden’s “recovery campaign,” a futile attempt to convince the public that he is not the senile, incoherent 81-year-old that the entire country saw with their own eyes. During the June 27 CNN debate with Donald Trump, Biden shambled onto the stage looking like a reanimated corpse. He was frequently inaudible and incoherent, making statements that were impossible to understand, interspersed with moments of Biden staring off into space with a slack-faced expression.
Social media users reacted to the LibsofTikTok post with derision and skepticism.
That’s what we’re thinking. Did the campaign truly just “ask” for the edits?
User floridanow1 said:
It makes a person suspect more media are going to start admitting to their manipulation because, why not? There are never any consequences for this lying and deception, but there are plenty of incentives for legacy and progressive media to keep it up.
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